May 18, 2021 04:39 PM EDT LEWIS, SCOTLAND - MAY 13: Dan Smith, Angus Smith, Callum Mckenzie and Alastair Maclean extract peat from a moor near the village of Cross on May 13, 2014 in Lewis, Scotland. The tradition of peat cutting has seen a revival over recent years in the Outer Hebrides as residents conscious of rising fuel cost are using it to run their central heating and stove fires. A referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country will take place on September 18, 2014. (Photo : Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) It looks like gardeners have more digging to do as government announced ban on selling peat-based compost in the UK to protect its natural environment.