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General => Bargains Galore => Topic started by: caroline7758 on March 23, 2019, 12:45:28

Title: Cheap compost
Post by: caroline7758 on March 23, 2019, 12:45:28

Just seen an ad in the Guardian- 120lJ Arthur Bowers multi-purpose compost for £5.

Title: Re: Cheap compost
Post by: cambourne7 on March 24, 2019, 14:51:37

homebase also have some on clearance

Title: Re: Cheap compost
Post by: caroline7758 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!

Title: Re: Cheap compost
Post by: BarriedaleNick 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 (https://www.homebase.co.uk/j-arthur-bowers-multi-purpose-compost-120l_p402074) and you can check availability online

Title: Re: Cheap compost
Post by: ancellsfarmer on March 25, 2019, 22:22:33

Quote from: caroline7758 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!

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.