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[Bigmallly]

Update with links 28/2/15

So that Grapes wishing to take part don't waste their time duplicating what we already have, here is the list so far:

Lidl MPC - £1.29 for 25Lts or 5.16p/Lt...........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325074
Poundstretcher Growing Bag - £1.49 for 25Lts or 5.96p/Lt.......http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325079
New Horizon Organic & Peat Free MPC - £4.99 per Bag or 8p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325085
B&Q Verve MPC - £6.73 for 125Lts or 5.38p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325088
B&M Easigrow Growbag - £1.29 for 27Lts or 4.8p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325137
Homebargains Smart Garden Eco Block - £1.79 for 50Lts or 3.58p/Lt..http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325174
J.Arthur Bower's Growbag - £2 for 33Lts or 6p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325526
Lidl MPC - £1.89 for 35Lts or 5.4p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325528
Poundland Richmoor MPC with JI - £1 for 15Lts or 6.67p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325884
Westland MPC - £4.99 for 50Lts, 3 bags for £10 or 6.66p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326171
B&M Easigrow MPC - £10 for 210Lts or 4.76p/Lt.....http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326746

A1di Organic Compost 40L - £2.49 http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326895

Westland John Innes Seed Sowing Compost Wilko £2.00 13.3 Litres http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326972

Homebargains Smart Garden Eco Block - £1.79 for 50Lts http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1327624

MPC from Country Wide. 3 x 100ltr for £18 (OR 6.99 for one) http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1328120



Thanks again

[Jungle Jane]

A1di Organic Compost 40L - £2.49

1.....The product
2.....Unsieved
3.....Sieved
4.....Bits left over

Verdict...Very impressed,some small stones,small bits of sticks (smaller bits than found in New Horizon Organic & peat free i used a few days ago) did find a little bit of gold foil but very good texture,it doesn't feel like it will dry out quickly like some composts.

[NatalieCooke]

I know this isn't MPC but I thought I'd still do it. Plus I wanted to use my bright pink tub!

Westland John Innes Seed Sowing Compost Wilko £2.00 13.3 Litres

Unsieved compost

Sieved Compost

Left overs


I was really disappointed in what was left behind. There's quite a few stones few twigs and ball a of roofs. There was loads of squidgy bits of soil which you couldn't do anything with. Plus it did take a while to seive it.
Don't think I'll will be buying this again!

[Jungle Jane]

Homebargains Smart Garden Eco Block - £1.79 for 50Lts

I was worried about this product,some coco coir has "100% fully flushed" on the label,this had nothing,so I tested it.
In the first & second picture (pot 1-coco coir) they're all growing well.
You can see in the last picture,the basil in pot 1 is in coco coir & pot 2 John Innes seed compost,one of the leaves is a strange shape,I think it's because the coir is drying out too quickly,have started watering it twice a day,usually do it all once? Its all green & fine tho

[Snow]

Here is my offering. It's MPC from Country Wide.

1.....The product
2.....Unsieved
3.....Sieved
4.....Bits left over
5.....Close up of bits left over.






Verdict:
I got this because I heard that it is made by the same people as Westland's (seems likely comparing with the Westland review: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326171) and it was on Country Wide's website as 3 100L bags for £15. Unfortunately, when I got there it was labeled as 3 for £18 (OR 6.99 for one). So the price has gone up. Unsieved it was very compacted and what you see in the bucket was already broken up by hand.
What was left in the sieve was a few bits of fiberous, part-rotted wood chipping, very compacted peat balls that you could break up if you wanted to, and the occational twig. No trash, or stones.
It's pretty good stuff. But at 6p a litre (7p if you only buy a single bag) it's not quite as cheap as some of the comparable ones by the looks of things.

[Bigmallly]

So that Grapes wishing to take part don't waste their time duplicating what we already have, here is the list so far:

2015 Price List:

Lidl MPC - £1.29 for 25Lts or 5.16p/Lt...........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325074
Poundstretcher Growing Bag - £1.49 for 25Lts or 5.96p/Lt.......http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325079
New Horizon Organic & Peat Free MPC - £4.99 per Bag or 8p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325085
B&Q Verve MPC - £6.73 for 125Lts or 5.38p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325088
B&M Easigrow Growbag - £1.29 for 27Lts or 4.8p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325137
Homebargains Smart Garden Eco Block - £1.79 for 50Lts or 3.58p/Lt..http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325174
J.Arthur Bower's Growbag - £2 for 33Lts or 6p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325526
Lidl MPC - £1.89 for 35Lts or 5.4p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325528
Poundland Richmoor MPC with JI - £1 for 15Lts or 6.67p/Lt........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1325884
Westland MPC - £4.99 for 50Lts, 3 bags for £10 or 6.66p/Lt.........http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326171
B&M Easigrow MPC - £10 for 210Lts or 4.76p/Lt.....http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326746
A1di Organic Compost 40L - £2.49 or 6.22p/Lt .....http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326895
Westland John Innes Seed Sowing Compost Wilko £2.00 13.3 Litres or 15p/Lt......http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1326972
MPC from Country Wide. 3 x 100ltr for £18 or 6p/Lt......http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1328120

2016 price List:

Richmoor mpc 70L 2for£7 or 5p/Lt............... http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ml#post1427284


Thanks again

[Shadylane]

So here we have aldis peat free multi purpose at £1.99 for 40 litres.
Works out at approx 5p per litre.
The picture with the sieve shows the sieved product on the left and on the right, what was left after I got bored of sieving. It is very woody and not a particularly nice texture. I've potted on some tomatoes into it and they haven't died yet. I've also sowed some flower seeds so will update in a few weeks to report back how things are doing.

[Jungle Jane]

So here we have aldis peat free multi purpose at £1.99 for 40 litres.

This is the compost I used in March it cost £2.49 from A1di so even more of a bargain at £1.99. Hopefully everything will grow well,I haven't seen any problems

[maverick451]

B&Q are doing 2 lots of 125l verve compost for £10 so 4p a litre.

[Potstubsdustbins]

I bought Westland Jacks Magic last year and was so pleased it is my compost of choice again this year.

Not cheap B&M are doing the best deal £4-99 for 60lts or 8.3p per litre.

Peat based I have not had to riddle it and it crumbles easily in the hands. Good moisture retention to.

[Snow]

I bought Westland Jacks Magic last year and was so pleased it is my compost of choice again this year.

Not cheap B&M are doing the best deal £4-99 for 60lts or 8.3p per litre.

Peat based I have not had to riddle it and it crumbles easily in the hands. Good moisture retention to.

Jack's Magic is consistently good, I agree. I grew potatoes in it last year and had a good crop. I got some from my local garden centre this year: £2.99 for 60L - it was a deal last month in their magazine and you had to use a voucher. You could only buy a mazimum of 3. So under 5p a litre for very good compost. Unlike the CountryWide that I bought, it was not compacted, had some sand in it, and is generally my favourite, even though on sieving there was lots of little compact pebbles of peat.

The bag:
Unsieved:
Sieve left overs:
Sieved result:

[Potstubsdustbins]

I always 'rub up' my compost as I take it out the bag, that usually breaks up any little balls of peat.

It saves well too that bought last year has been riddled, sweetened with a little 7-7-7 fertiliser and is back in use.

[rary]

I just bought(that`s a bad word) Jacks Magic, 3 60lt. bags for £12.00 and as stated above it looks a very good compost, will see how it performs for seeds and baskets.

[Python15]

Big Mally your my hero for starting this mate!

[Greenleaves]

3 for £12 Rary ...... pray tell where?