GARDENERS' World host Monty Don has hit back at viewers after he was slammed for "celebrating" a ban on a a gardening essential.
The TV presenter came under fire after he backed a campaign to eradicate peat - soil cut from bogs and fens - from compost. Monty, 66, took to Twitter to say he was "pushing for change" towards a more environmentally-friendly alternative to his following.
Peat is formed from semi-decomposed wetland vegetation, with peat bogs acting as carbon sinks. Mining peat for use in gardening unlocks that carbon, and emits it into the atmosphere - adding to greenhouse gas levels.
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