"Les Hemmings" wrote in message
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: Janet Tweedy wrote:
: I normally buy 50 odd bags of compost to stick/mulch on the raised
: beds. I sometimes get it from a builders merchant who will let me
: have a discount for bulk delivery. I pay 3.00 a bag from him.
:
: Just wondered if there was any where else I ought to investigate
: before putting in my order. Can you buy in bulk from the
: manufacturers or do they require an order of hundreds?
:
: Janet
:
Depends where you are. I have a huge trailer and collect a full load of
compost (still steaming) for about £12 and another load of composted zoo poo
(Manure from Paignton Zoo) for £15 from a private firm that occupies part of
Chelson Meadow, the Plymouth rubbish tip. Marvellous stuff