On Friday, 14 February 2014 11:31:09 UTC, michael wrote:
Following the discussion below about the problems of using carpet for weed suppression,what do people use successfully to cover their compost heaps? I use some thickish blue plastic material at the moment held down with pieces of wood -someone gave it to me on the allotments about 15yrs ago,but it is just beginning to break up with small blue pieces getting into the compost. I also use plastic bins bags on my smaller garden compost heap,but several are needed and also need weighting down with many bricks. Any ideas for a reasonably chemical free covering for a compost heap about 6'X4'? Michael

Thanks for all of your replies-they seem to divide into the covering group and not covering group.I prefer to cover mine to stop leaching of any nutrients in the composting material.
Michael