Cheapest place to get compost?

Im wanting to buy a few bags of compost. Probably the 50 ish litre ones, it doesnt have to be anything special, just stuff that'll do for repotting houseplants and starting off small baby houseplants, cuttings and seeds.

The problem is I dont drive, so I need somewhere that delivers and im also looking for as cheap as possible. I used Wilkos during the summer, but they've now stopped stocking it

Please help!

 

Wickes do 4 75lt bags for £13 and its very good stuff too, not sure about delivery, perhaps there'll be something on their website?, definitely worth checking out :thumb:

 

Thanks!

I'll go check it out

 

Perhaps a small independant garden centre in your area is having an 'end-of-season' sale and would be willing to deliver. But I have to say you'd be hard pushed to beat the price mentioned above by Bilbo.

 

Ive just looked at Wickes, who want £22 for delivery for less than a mile! :o

I think I might check to see if b&q deliver. There are no small nurseries or garden centres near me unfortuneatley, so im stuck with having to have it delivered :(

 

Bus there, taxi back?
Would that be less than the delivery fee?

Ask someone for a lift! Are you involved in anything locally- garden club, church, scouts, sports?

I just mentioned this to a colleague and they spoke about Liftshare sites.
Those personally Id go with the taxi option.

 

I think B & Q run a delivery service still. Used to be a fiver years ago, but inflation might have put that up.

 

phone your nearest garden centre and ask to speak to the manager

explain that you have no transport and that you need some compost delivered ... tell him/her that you are not in a rush

you may well find that they will deliver at no cost, but you may have to wait a day or 2 ....

current rate for 3 large bags of compost in my area is £10-£11

alternatively, look at ebay .... it might not be as expensive as you tink, especially if you buy in bulk

 

As per Milandas post

Is anyone on here near by to help you (I know I would)
Workmate, friend, etc

Other than that round here we have farmers who will drop one ton load of manure free, if you pay £20 for the ton

My problem with that is a ton would fill the garden about one metre high :-)

Jack McH

 

Lol, Jack id have the same problem as you if I ordered a ton of manure.. Id be left knee deep in the stuff!

I'm gonna have a look on ebay and try ringing around a few of the nearest garden centers.

Id love to be able to jump on a bus to get it but im disabled so carrying it is a problem. I also dont know many people around here and the few people I do know are in the same situation as me.

Thats why I always got it from wilkos or delivered from the supermarket with my weekly shopping.. I know to stock up next year

 

Our local Council have a garden refuse collection system. It results in a Compost supply, which can be purchased.
Also there are Social support systems for the disabled and collection/deliveries and garden tidying can be arranged for a small fee.
There may be similar in other areas. A call to CAB or the Council may help.

It's worth a phone call.

 

GCC- great point about contacting the council.

However I tried it with my council- turns out collection of green waste has been outsourced to a private gardening company.

They pay the private company.

Who sell the plant material to a large recycling company in Kent.

They in turn sell on the resulting compost, but don't deliver residentially!

Everyone wins except the taxpaying home gardener!

 

Our council also outsource :(

Ive just had another look on Ebay and noticed alot of people selling coir blocks (the ones that need hydrating). Would this be any good as a compost?