[JohnB47]

I just thought I'd compare the cost of Growmore at my local garden centre as against my allotment shop.

Garden Centre - £3.49 for 1.25 kilo         = £2.79 per kilo
Allotment shop - £2.10 for 7lb (3.2 kilo)  = £0.66 per kilo
Allotment shop - £13.80 for 25 kilo         = £0.55 per kilo

Crikey, what a difference.

If the allotment shop can sell it that cheap and still give some profit to the wholesaler, that means a huge markup elsewhere.

[DD.]

That elsewhere being the garden centre, although to be fair to have staff wages & overheads that the allotment shop won't have. Also share holders to answer to!

Well done on spelling "fertiliser" with an "s" by the way!

[Kristen]

I ask the local farmer to get a half-tonne bag for me. I have one of Nitrogen (for the lawn etc) and one that is balanced (like Growmore), and they worked out (last year) at around £150, which is 15p / kg.  Only any good if you need rather a lot, of course!

[andy135]

I ask the local farmer to get a half-tonne bag for me. I have one of Nitrogen (for the lawn etc) and one that is balanced (like Growmore), and they worked out (last year) at around £150, which is 15p / kg.  Only any good if you need rather a lot, of course!

That must be some lawn you have.............. 

[upert]

i wonder where your farmer shops? a tonne bag like that would be a boon to an allotment shop and the plotholders.

[Kristen]

That must be some lawn you have..............  

I should have said that the 1/2 tonne will last me 3 or 4 years. I'm also putting it on the hedges we have planted to in order to "hurry them up" a little.

[Kristen]

i wonder where your farmer shops? a tonne bag like that would be a boon to an allotment shop and the plotholders.

I expect he has some sort of juggernaut delivery - a farmer must use tens or hundreds of tons of fertiliser I expect? - I don't think you will be able to buy just one bag on that basis / price.  But a local farmer might be happy to over-order by one bag for you? - as mine was - delivered by telescopic loader