Your use of peat
4. For what purpose do you use peat?
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Gardening - professional
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Gardening - amateur
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Growing ornamentals - professional
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Growing fruit/vegetables - professional
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Retail sales
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Business to business sales of peat
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Heating - extracted from own/rented land for own use as fuel
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Heating - buy for own use as fuel
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Heating - sell for fuel
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Food/drink production processes (please specify)
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Other (please specify)
5. Do you consider environmental impacts when using peat?
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Yes
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No
If so, please explain your concerns and the measures you take to avoid using peat
Only using peat from well managed sources
6. Is it easy to find alternatives to peat in your local retail outlet?
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Yes, they are readily available and clearly labelled
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They are there but I need to scrutinise packaging to find them
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I often find it hard to tell what is contained within products
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I find it very difficult to find alternatives
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I actively seek products containing peat and do not wish to use alternatives
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I don’t consider what growing media is contained within products
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Other (please specify)
7. When buying growing media, on what do you base your choice?
| Performance Not important Radio button: Not checked Not important | Performance Quite important Radio button: Not checked Quite important | Performance Important Radio button: Not checked Important | Performance Very important Radio button: Checked Very important |
| Cost Not important Radio button: Not checked Not important | Cost Quite important Radio button: Not checked Quite important | Cost Important Radio button: Checked Important | Cost Very important Radio button: Not checked Very important |
| Consistent product quality Not important Radio button: Not checked Not important | Consistent product quality Quite important Radio button: Not checked Quite important | Consistent product quality Important Radio button: Not checked Important | Consistent product quality Very important Radio button: Checked Very important |
| Environmental consequences Not important Radio button: Not checked Not important | Environmental consequences Quite important Radio button: Not checked Quite important | Environmental consequences Important Radio button: Checked Important | Environmental consequences Very important Radio button: Not checked Very important |
| Brand loyalty Not important Radio button: Not checked Not important | Brand loyalty Quite important Radio button: Checked Quite important | Brand loyalty Important Radio button: Not checked Important | Brand loyalty Very important Radio button: Not checked Very important |
Labelling of horticultural products
8. Is the information provided on growing media packaging (e.g. printed on bags of compost) or signage sufficient to allow you to make an informed decision regarding:
| the environmental impact of its contents? Yes Radio button: Not checked Yes | the environmental impact of its contents? No Radio button: Checked No | the environmental impact of its contents? I don't look at information on packaging/signage Radio button: Not checked I don't look at information on packaging/signage |
| whether growing media contains peat? Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | whether growing media contains peat? No Radio button: Not checked No | whether growing media contains peat? I don't look at information on packaging/signage Radio button: Not checked I don't look at information on packaging/signage |
9. Do you think there should be more information about the growing medium present in potted plants at the point of sale?
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Yes, so I can make an informed decision on what I purchase
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Yes, so I can avoid buying plants in peat
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I don't wish to know what growing medium the plants I buy are growing in
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The plants I buy display information detailing the growing medium used
10. If you are a retailer/grower, how difficult would it be to indicate whether peat is present in growing medium within pots?
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Impossible
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Difficult
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Fairly Easy
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Very Easy
Moving away from using peat
11a. Could you or your company stop using peat now?
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Yes
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No
11b. If you answered 'no' then why can't you stop using peat now?
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Availability of suitable alternatives
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Cost
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Change in equipment/machinery required
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Storage
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Performance
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Other (please specify)
11c. If not now, when could you feasibly stop using peat?
Please indicate a date (year) when it is likely that you could stop using peat
2030
12. Are there any plants for which peat is vital for growth and you are not aware of suitable alternatives?
If yes, please provide further information
Mainly ericaceous species
13. Is peat necessary for propagation (raising a plant from a seed/bulb/corm/tuber/vegetative cutting)?
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Yes (please specify)
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No
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Sometimes (please specify)
Please specify if necessary
In our experience certain species root better with peat in the substrate
14. Are there any instances where a % of peat should be permitted within a container-grown plant and what are those instances?
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A small percentage should be allowed to account for that which is transferred when replanting propagated material
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A percentage should be allowed, for a finite period of time, to facilitate transition away from peat for certain plants (please specify plant and %)
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Other (please specify)
Please explain further if necessary
all plants and continue reducing peat %
15. Should there be a ban on the sale of peat and peat-containing products in Scotland?
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Yes - for all/most peat sales
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Yes - for all horticultural peat sales
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Yes - for retail horticultural peat sales (amateur/hobby gardeners)
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Yes - for professional horticultural peat sales
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No
If yes, please explain anything that should be exempt
Let the public decide giving them as much information as possible
16. Will your business be affected by a peat ban?
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Yes, positively
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Yes, negatively
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No
If yes (positively or negatively), please explain.
As growers we strive to produce the best possible quality of plants. Using peat in our growing media helps us to achieve this.
17. In what year should peat sales stop for retail horticulture (amateur/hobby gardeners)?
Please state year
2028
18. In what year should peat sales stop for professional horticulture (growers/landscapers/producers/business to business horticultural enterprises)?
Please state year. You may break this down to different years for different parts of the sector.
2030
19. In what year should peat sales stop for other uses? (please specify)
Please specify use(s) and year(s)
2060
Understanding the impact of banning the sale of peat
20. Please explain any potential costs or burdens that you or your business might face as a result of the outcomes arising from this consultation
Please describe any costs or burdens
Peat substitutes are more expensive than peat
21. Could outcomes arising from this consultation have implications, positive or negative, for the environment?
Please explain potential implications for the environment
Outcomes should be beneficial but the big picture should be looked at on a global scale
22. Might outcomes arising from this consultation affect one age group more than another, either in a positive or negative way? Please specify and explain.
Please specify age group and provide explanation
probably not
23. Might any outcomes arising from this consultation have any positive or negative impacts on data protection or privacy?
Please specify impact on data protection or privacy
none
24. Could any outcomes arising from this consultation have any positive or negative impacts on those on low incomes or in socio-economically disadvantaged areas?
Please specify impacts on socio-economically disadvantaged groups or areas
none
25. Might any outcomes arising from this consultation have any positive or negative impacts specific to island communities?
Please specify potential impacts on island communities
no
About you
29. Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?
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Individual
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Organisation - commercial business
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Organisation - eNGO
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Organisation - trade body
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Other (please specify)
30. If you are responding on behalf of an organisation, which organisation do you represent?
Organisation
Highland Liliums