Cheap Compost Where and how much discussion thread

crnflke

Wilkinsons do 15 litre bags I think for 75p each.

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Asda have 70ltr bags for £2.97.

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rubiales

Last weekend I bought 4 x 75 litre bags at Wickes for £10. Cheapest I've seen and looks OK to me

If you don't need that much maybe you could share the cost with a friend, neighbour?

dora37

I noticed today that ASDA had 120ltr for £4.

Way too heavy for me to carry, so am send OH!

A._Badger

I know this will sound grumpy, but isn't it a false economy just to buy the cheapest, simply because that's what it is?

Not all composts are equal and the cost in failed plants and just general frustration if things go wrong could completely overshadow the joy of saving a few pence a bag.

Just a thought.

olly300

A._Badger wrote: »

I know this will sound grumpy, but isn't it a false economy just to buy the cheapest, simply because that's what it is?

Not all composts are equal and the cost in failed plants and just general frustration if things go wrong could completely overshadow the joy of saving a few pence a bag.

Just a thought.

The OP puts fertilizer and water retaining gel in their compost so it's not false economy.

Also it depends what plants you plan to grow in the compost. If you are growing plants that need a lot of feeding like tomatoes then obviously it is put if you are putting herbs in it that need poor soils then it isn't.

I personally buy a mixture of cheap and expensive compost depending what I'm planting for that reason.

Farway

I have just picked up next week's Lidl flyer, from Thursday 3rd July 40 litres of multi purpose compost is down from 1.99 to 1.49, and 30L of peat free multi purpose is same, down to 1.49

I did see a post not liking the Lidl compost, full of twigs they said, but I have found it OK, and at this price a any twigs can be discarded :rotfl:

KAAT_LADY

Hi there Farway ,, I think that is quite dear for compost as the last one I bought was £1.99 for 75 litres and that wasn't in a sale but as cant remember where it was .
You can still buy 4 bags for £10in most places which are usually 80 litres each so maybe it works out cheaper.


I'm sorry if there are a few mistakes in thisI have no spectacles on

Farway

Hi Kaat lady, wasn't aware of that, I always get the Lidl one as it is near me, and I only use a couple of bags a year and nearest garden centre or DIY shed is a good distance away

No doubt your advice will be most useful

KAAT_LADY

Hi Farway
I always look out for prices as we have had at least 12 bags of compost this year as well as the homemade stuff

But when you work it out 40litres from Lidl for £1.49 is just as good ,in fact its about half the price of buying the big so good one Farway