Best Supplier Of Compost 2020

Still comes up as Wyevale on a search but I think the name has changed.

 

Google searches still throw up results for suppliers long after they have gone out of business or run out of stock, doing so for many years after they cease to exist or no longer sell a product.

Have you physically visited a 'Wyevale' and checked if they sell it?

 

No, but I got a feeling I saw some at a local nursery, although that one doesn't mention it.

 

I bought two bags for £12.

Looks nice and easy to use.
So far no large woody bits.

Not sure if it's a better compost than Jack's Magic and, considering I can buy three 60L bags for £15, it's not better value than Jack's Magic.

I've just potted on some Lavender Alba cuttings with it so time will tell.

 

60L Arthur Bowers MPC has been reduced to £3 at Homebase.

J Arthur Bowers Multi-Purpose Compost - 60L

But typically for Homebase, none of their stores have it in stock.

 

Hi folks
has anyone purchased the Verve compost from b n q recently. I'm intending to make some planters from spare wood and looking for something reasonably priced to fill them with. I will need delivery and it is available at the moment as wasn't last spring time

 

This amazes me, you buy verve, then mix it with 2 or 3 other ingredients????
Why not buy the peat, loam, grit parts seperate, and mix for appropriate functions, like we used to do, although its probably cheaper to buy proffessional compost, bog standard, 3 parts loam to 1 parts peat to one part grit, Ericacious 3 parts peat to 1 part loam to 1 part grit, free draining 1 part loam, 1 part peat to 3 parts grit, add 5%clay for cyclamen.

 

My experience goes way back. I once had a supply of Levingtons. Hoserly, I could gave raked up the leaves and made do. Another time, Levingtons contained a very high pH level of alkaline. Time passed and B&Q opened up. I tried their stuff. Once again. The contents of the bale when emptied out was like the days sweepings from the local street. Even some councils have got on the band wagon and, visiting the local council tip, bags of compost can be purchased. This usually amounts to. Garden waste dumped by locals, has been passed through a fine shredder and bagged up. Much of it hasn't been treated in any way.

Being a member of the RBG Kew. I have a DVD titled. A year at Kew. This not only gives an insight to the scientifics behind the scenes, but also the students and their progress prior to gaing their diploma. It also shows the processing of all their own produced garden waste. This really is an eye opener. Now consider a vast business at transforming millions of tons of garden waste, processing it, treating it, testing it. I leave it with you.