Sphagnum peat has been a fixture in nursery growing media for decades. Its water-holding capacity, low bulk density, and predictable pH made it the reliable default for plug production, tubestock, and container growing across Australia and globally. That position is now shifting. Not beca … Read more

Coir-based growing media has become standard practice in Australian production nurseries. It holds up to eight times its weight in water, rewets easily after drying, maintains its structure longer than bark or peat, and is produced from a renewable coconut industry byproduct. But many grow … Read more