"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'?

On our last allotment we had a hot compost heap which was insulated with
polystyrene sheets including on top. Worked very well. Now we have two
ordinary heaps which I only cover after one is filled and we start filling
the other, I usually use carpet or cardboard as I want some water to get in
but to retain some warmth.
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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