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caroline7758

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Cheap compost
« on: March 23, 2019, 12:45:28 »
Just seen an ad in the Guardian- 120lJ Arthur Bowers multi-purpose compost for £5.

cambourne7

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Re: Cheap compost
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2019, 14:51:37 »
homebase also have some on clearance

caroline7758

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Re: Cheap compost
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2019, 16:36:14 »
Just realised I forgot to say it was at Homebase!
Also read in the RHS magazine that the government aims to phase out peat use by home gardeners by 2020- not much sign of that so far!

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Re: Cheap compost
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2019, 08:16:57 »
Thanks for posting this - I'm off to sunny Penge to pick up a few bags.
Link here and you can check availability online

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Re: Cheap compost
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2019, 22:22:33 »
Just realised I forgot to say it was at Homebase!
Also read in the RHS magazine that the government aims to phase out peat use by home gardeners by 2020- not much sign of that so far!
And , if you believe it, all agriculture will be organic by 2025!!. No explanation regarding how the rest of the population is to be fed.
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