£land compost

LJM

is it any good 15l for £1 just wondered as i popped in and saw it today

powershopper

seems a cheap enough deal to buy one and try one..........

peter_the_piper

15l for £1.00 is equal to £5.00 for 75l. Unless you only need 15l or its a well known brand its not quite as good as at first sight.

powdajohn

Right looks can be deceptive, going after quality is always wiser.

birkee

My Wife's just used a 75 ltr bag from B & Q which cost about a fiver I think. So 15 ltr for a pound isn't particularly cheap.
Small quantity can be useful though if you don't want much.

Furny

I have been using Lidls 40l bags FOR £1.99.
I have sown chillis, toms, peppers & sunflowers in it & all have come up. I have also planted my pots, onions & Shallotts in it too.
Used it all last year & it worked for me great, just aswell as its the closest shop to me (don't drive) but I'm happy with it for the price.

jenie_2

Furny wrote: »

I have been using Lidls 40l bags FOR £1.99.
I have sown chillis, toms, peppers & sunflowers in it & all have come up. I have also planted my pots, onions & Shallotts in it too.
Used it all last year & it worked for me great, just aswell as its the closest shop to me (don't drive) but I'm happy with it for the price.

Our local Lidl never has any compost in, so I bought some from Asda - 3 70ltr bags for a tenner. I opened one yesterday and its extremely dry. Last year I got some from our local hardware shop which was really good, had some left this year and all my seeds have germinated in it.

djohn2002uk

birkee wrote: »

My Wife's just used a 75 ltr bag from B & Q which cost about a fiver I think. So 15 ltr for a pound isn't particularly cheap.
Small quantity can be useful though if you don't want much.

Isn't that the same? or is my maths gone to pot?;)

birkee

djohn2002uk wrote: »

Isn't that the same? or is my maths gone to pot?

Your maths haven't gone to pot!
It was an indication that you don't need to stock up on £land compost because you think it is cheap.
But,
You might find the small size convenient if only small quantities are needed, or you haven't got a car to carry it.

Furny

Regarding Lidl.
Oh you do have to be quick. On the morning it comes in (garden promotions & Mothersday promotions I get about 4.
Had a word with the manager about ordering more as it always seem to go quick & they could sell it about 5 times over, seemed to have listened because it has been in the last couple of weeks.;)

kathy206

Aldi also has 40l compost for £1.99 at the minute- seems to do the job well. HTH:)