{"id":1796,"date":"2024-03-22T07:37:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T07:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/?page_id=1796"},"modified":"2025-11-14T06:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:19:13","slug":"turfvrije-kwekers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/turfvrije-kwekers\/","title":{"rendered":"Peat-free gardeners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1796\" class=\"elementor elementor-1796\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3affa39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3affa39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ca55f9\" data-id=\"9ca55f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3418a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3418a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>Peat-free gardeners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31ed02f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31ed02f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08be996\" data-id=\"08be996\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f170de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f170de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Je bent va<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Think again: your garden will be peat-free! You've carefully chosen your potting soil or simply left it alone, not a speck of peat in sight. But wait a minute... are you sure the plants you're buying haven't been secretly grown in peat? Most nurseries still use peat-rich soil to grow their plants. So if you're not careful, you're still bringing a mountain of nature reserves and hidden CO\u2082 emissions into your garden.<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3100\" src=\"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte747-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte747-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte747-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte747-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte747-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p><p>And let's be honest: a tree or shrub that has learned to survive without peat from a young age will fit much better into your sustainable garden than one that is still secretly yearning for its old peat soil.\u00a0<\/p><p>Fortunately, the number of peat-free growers is growing. Not an overwhelming number yet, but enough to give cause for hope. Want to know where to buy sustainable, peat-free plants? Below you'll find a list of peat-free growers.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3101\" src=\"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte763-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte763-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte763-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte763-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/raalte763-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea728cf\" data-id=\"ea728cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b2901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0b2901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Note! Not all growers listed below are 100% peat-free. Many growers use Bio-Kultura potting soil. This potting soil consists of 25% peat. While this is somewhat lower than most other potting soils on the market, it's certainly not peat-free.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Groningen<\/b><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ninabel.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ninabel kwekerij<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 works with leaf compost and is peat-free (Boerakker)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Friesland<br \/><\/b><\/p><ul><li><b>PlantMark <\/b>grow in Bio-Kultura potting soil (Dronryp) <b>= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/b><\/li><li>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iristuin.nl\/\">iris tuin<\/a><\/strong> growing in the potting soil of Bio-Kultura (Idsegahuizum)\u00a0 <b>= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Drenthe\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/natuurlijksterker.nl\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Natuurlijk Sterker<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is a grower for garden plants who is selling peat-free plants and potting soil as well as second-hand flower pots (<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Eldersloo)\u00a0<\/span><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">= 100% turfvrij<\/span><br \/><\/b><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arnicakwekerij.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Arnica kwekerij<\/strong><\/a> grows wild and native plants peat-free and coconut-free (Dwingeloo)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Overijssel\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arjanschepers.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Arjan Schepers Vaste Planten<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> uses and sells peat- and cocos-free potting soil (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Mari\u00ebnheem)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.holstotuinen.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Holsto Tuinen &amp; Buitenleven:<\/strong><\/a> All plants they grow themselves are peat-free and some of the plants they buy from fellow growers are also peat-free (Olst)<\/li><li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/kwekerieje.nl\/\">Kwekerieje<\/a>: <\/b>They grow all native and edible perennials without poison and in potting soil from Bio-Kultura (Dalfsen) <b>= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Flevoland<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwekerijdeeenvoud.nl\/\"><strong>Kwekerij de Eenvoud<\/strong><\/a> from Almere grows in Biokultura potting soil. <b>= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Gelderland\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hessenhof.nl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hessenhof<\/a>:<\/b> This organic and peat-free grower uses leaf compost. (Ede)<\/li><li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dependens.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dependens<\/span><\/a>Organic and peat-free grower. Works with its own leaf compost (Bennekom)\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koninginnetuin.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Koninginnetuin<\/strong><\/a> in Heelsum grows organic and peat-free.\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pietersplanten.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kwekerij Pieter&#8217;s Planten<\/strong><\/a> since recently grows his plants completely poison- peat- and cocos-free (Wapenveld)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/glinstertuin.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>De Glinstertuin<\/strong><\/a> grows flowers and garden plants peat- and cocos-free (Glind)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eetbaargoed.nl\/\"><b>Eetbaargoed<\/b><\/a> cultivates edible trees, shrubs and plants (for food forests and edible gardens, among other things) (Vaassen)\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mergenmetz.nl\/\"><strong>De Tuinen van Mergenmetz<\/strong> <\/a>growing in Bio-Kultura potting soil (Doorwerth)\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/span><\/li><li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomkroon.nl\/\">De Boomkroon<\/a><\/b> grows organic, peat-free fruit trees in open ground (Amerongen)<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Noord-Holland\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liefhebbersplanten.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Liefhebbersplanten<\/span><\/a>: Uses subtrates from Biokultura for his cultivation (<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">in Winkel)\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>= unfortunately still 25% peat<br \/><\/b><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.detuinstek.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">De Tuinstek<\/span><\/a>: This grower is almost peat-free. Seedlings are grown in 5% peat. (Wieringerwaard)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wildetuinplanten.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kwekerij Flora voor Fauna <\/strong><\/a>grows wild and native plants peat-free and coconut-free (Kortenhoef)<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Utrecht\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bamboe.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kwekerij Randijk<\/span><\/a>\u00a0peat and coconut-free bamboo, ornamental grasses, and Christmas trees are grown here (Leusden)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bijenkans.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kwekerij Bijenkans<\/strong><\/a> sells organic plants grown on Bio-Kultura substrates\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwekerijvanhoutum.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kwekerij Houtum\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> sells organic plants grown on Bio-Kultura substrates\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Zuid-Holland<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stadskwekerijdekas.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stadskwekerij De Kas<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 grows in Bio-Kultura and leaf compost and works completely poison-free\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">= unfortunately still 25% peat\u00a0<\/span>(Rotterdam)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/krukla-tuinen.nl\/plantenshop\/\"><b>Krukla Tuinen <\/b><\/a>\u00a0grows in Bio-Kultura potting soil\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/span>\u00a0(Klaaswaal)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/buitenkweek.com\/\"><strong>Buitenkweek<\/strong><\/a> grows in Bio-Kultura potting soil\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/span>\u00a0(Delft)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Noord-Brabant<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Bezig Bijtje Plantzorg:<\/span> Grows poison-free plants in a mixture of black soil\/sand and compost. The nursery is open by appointment. Call for an appointment: 0622461153 (Vlijmen)\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tuincentrumsoontiens.nl\/\">Tuincentrum Soonti\u00ebns.<\/a><\/strong> Be careful here! This nursery is in transition, and not every plant is peat-free, nor is every plant poison-free! Some of the selection is peat- and poison-free, though. So be sure to ask carefully if you're planning to buy plants here!\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Limburg<\/b><\/p><ul><li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bastin.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bastin kwekerij<\/a>:<\/b> Peat-free grown plants can be ordered online (in Aalbeek)\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opvallendeplanten.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marcel de Wagt- Kwekerij van opvallende vaste planten<\/strong><\/a> (Ven-Zelderheide) grows in peat-free potting soil<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kwekerijlovendaal.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kwekerij Lovendaal<\/strong><\/a> (Grubbenvorst) grows in Biokultura potting soil.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">= unfortunately still 25% peat<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>If you know about other potting soil producers and growers who work peat-free, please let us know (<a href=\"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/contact-us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">contact<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af2f98c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af2f98c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbab108\" data-id=\"bbab108\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turfvrije kwekers Je bent vastberaden: jouw tuin wordt turfvrij! Je hebt je potgrond zorgvuldig uitgekozen of lekker laten staan, geen snippertje veen te bekennen. Maar wacht eens even\u2026 weet je zeker dat de planten die je koopt niet stiekem gekweekt zijn in turf? De meeste kwekerijen gebruiken nog altijd veenrijke grond om hun planten groot &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/turfvrije-kwekers\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Peat-free gardeners<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3100,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1796"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1796"}],"version-history":[{"count":134,"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3162,"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1796\/revisions\/3162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turfvrij.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}