I have made a breakthrough!!-this morning got three 75lbags of a peat based compost from Scats for £12-it is labeled Country Garden and it is nice crumbly stuff just like the old days-suitable for all uses- I am told it is made by Westland-happy bunny
I work for Wickes and have had a lot of complaints about this year's compost. Last year's stock (the 75 litre bags) was good - in my novice opinion, and from customers feedback. This year's stuff (70 litre) is rubbish. We have had to put notices up warning that it is no good for seeding, but we are still seeing a lot of returns.
Take your receipt back, along with any receipts for seeds that you have lost due to the new formulation and ask if they will refund you. I'm not sure what the company-wide policy is, but we have been doing that at our store. It might be worth a try.
Why they had to change it, I don't know. If it ain't broke...
£4 a bag. Take off VAT - £3.20. Take off Wickes profit at (say) 30% - £2.25. Take off delivery cost to Wickes (say 50p a bag - it's heavy stuff) £1.75. Take off manufacturer's profit and manufacturing cost to get raw material cost of less than £1, or around £40 a tonne. Then there's the cost of delivery to the manufacturer.......
That's why manufacturers are packing rubbish into their compost. I pay more than that for bulk gravel!
Ive been imformed by my local nusery that by law multipurpose compost now has to carry more green waste from council depots to reduce the massive stock piles of green waste that have built up. Thats why its full of shredded wood and is about as much use as a chocolate fire guard. Wickes, b and q and even john innes seed compost is all the same so looks from my point of view like we need to blame the goverment Again. Best advise i can give is to sieve the contents and make good of a bad suitiuation add grit or loam. Also PH test it ive had a few bags that were on the acidic side.
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Jim on Beechgrove has just complained about multi purpose compost, maybe he could be the "face" of the campaign.
A gardener recommended to us New Horizon, Organic Multi Purpose and we have been pleased with it so far.
I have made a breakthrough!!-this morning got three 75lbags of a peat based compost from Scats for £12-it is labeled Country Garden and it is nice crumbly stuff just like the old days-suitable for all uses- I am told it is made by Westland-happy bunny
I think they are based just down South.
http://www.scatscountrystores.co.uk/
Thanks for the suggestion, sotongeoff. Will make a point of going next time I have an expedition to Salisbury.
Happy Bear :- D
Our Morrsions has an offer of 3 bags for the price of 2 of New Horizon, Organic, multi purpose. £10.00
@burhinus....How much do the bags hold ???
I work for Wickes and have had a lot of complaints about this year's compost. Last year's stock (the 75 litre bags) was good - in my novice opinion, and from customers feedback. This year's stuff (70 litre) is rubbish. We have had to put notices up warning that it is no good for seeding, but we are still seeing a lot of returns.
Take your receipt back, along with any receipts for seeds that you have lost due to the new formulation and ask if they will refund you. I'm not sure what the company-wide policy is, but we have been doing that at our store. It might be worth a try.
Why they had to change it, I don't know. If it ain't broke...
£4 a bag. Take off VAT - £3.20. Take off Wickes profit at (say) 30% - £2.25. Take off delivery cost to Wickes (say 50p a bag - it's heavy stuff) £1.75. Take off manufacturer's profit and manufacturing cost to get raw material cost of less than £1, or around £40 a tonne. Then there's the cost of delivery to the manufacturer.......
That's why manufacturers are packing rubbish into their compost. I pay more than that for bulk gravel!
Ive been imformed by my local nusery that by law multipurpose compost now has to carry more green waste from council depots to reduce the massive stock piles of green waste that have built up. Thats why its full of shredded wood and is about as much use as a chocolate fire guard. Wickes, b and q and even john innes seed compost is all the same so looks from my point of view like we need to blame the goverment Again. Best advise i can give is to sieve the contents and make good of a bad suitiuation add grit or loam. Also PH test it ive had a few bags that were on the acidic side.
I hope not!!! This appeared in today's Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5661156/Health-fears-over-council-composting-schemes.html