In message , Ben Short
writes
I need to fill a raised bed area with compost or horse manure. I can
get it in the builders bags, the big ones used for sand etc, for £45
delivered, however B&Q do a bag of compost which is 125 litres for £6.70.

Now I dont know how much is in these big bags but wondered if I needed
2 big bags would it be cheaper buying it from B&Q rather than the
builders bag full from the local garden shop.

A "jumbo bag" is around 1 cubic meter, or 1000 litres, which would make
the garden centre stuff cheaper. If you have a use for the jumbo bags
(e.g. as compost bins) the balance tilts further - B&Q sell jumbo bags
at several pounds each.

My only problem is the garden centre stuff is a little on the sandy side.

Do you mean there's a little sand left over from the previous use of the
jumbo bag, or has the garden centre product been intentionally mixed
with sand?

Thanks folks

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Stewart Robert Hinsley