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Cheapest place to buy compost online?

Kirsti PetersKirsti Peters Posts: 19
in Fruit & veg
Hi everyone.
Has anyone found a cheap place to buy compost and topsoil online?
i unfortunately have not started composting myself yet, and am unable to get anywhere myself like garden centres Lidl etc.  Every time I find somewhere I think is reasonable the delivery charges really bump up the price....one wanted to add £58 onto a £40 purchase.  I’ve tried the usual suspects, Wickes, B&Q, Homebase etc.
i don’t want a huge bulk delivery like 700 L or 1000L.  I need about 300-400L
Thanks in advance for your help.

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  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    What’s the issue with B&Q etc? Are they not delivering? 

    As compost is so bulky and expensive to transport, I doubt that garden centres and similar with nationwide deliveries are ever going to be cost effective. I would enquire of any garden centres within a 10 mile radius of your home and, if you have no luck, try sweet talking your neighbours into collecting it for you.
    Rutland, England
  • chriscavell0683chriscavell0683 Posts: 48
    I've just had 8 bags delivered by b&q. Think they charged £5 for delivery. Got the john innes bags.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    If buying from DIY stores you might like to know that Homebase peat free MPC came top in this month’s reviews in Which Gardening for peat free potting compost.
    Rutland, England
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited March 2021
    Wickes for me. Free delivery.

    But it depends where you are in the country. Wickes is the only big, cheap chain that will deliver, B&Q and Homebase won't where I live.
  • Kirsti PetersKirsti Peters Posts: 19
    B&Q won’t deliver to me, nor will Homebase and Wickes want £9 for delivery that won’t be here for 10 days or so.  Why is it so expensive on Amazon and why won’t Tesco deliver it.  
    I will find some lol
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    I buy from our local garden centre, they do local delivery. I think B&Q doesn't deliver compost here or only as the "heavy" type for £30, Wickes also doesn't deliver here. So I would say, check your local options.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Kirsti Peters said:
    B&Q won’t deliver to me, nor will Homebase and Wickes want £9 for delivery that won’t be here for 10 days or so.  Why is it so expensive on Amazon and why won’t Tesco deliver it. 
    It's cheap stuff and costs big companies infinitely more to deliver it (staff, petrol, loading) than compost costs itself - or indeed aggretes. My local garden shop and garden centre offer free deliver, but the bags are more expensive. £9 for total delivery seems like a good deal to me.

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