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    Hi,
    I am hopefully putting my pallet compost bin together this weekend, with help from my two assistants.
    I was wondering instead of using tarpaulin could I use black weed suppressor material as insulation. I've got a tick type or a thin type. Have got a shed load of the thin stuff so could put several layers round the inside.
    Any views
    Thanks
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  • #2
    I don't insulate mine at all

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    • #3
      I was just wondering as I have got a load of rabbit manure I can pick up. I was thinking of letting it rot down and start using it this time next year.
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      • #4
        ^^^^^ Nor me (like Alison), though I did line one once with some thin black fabric to stop compost falling through the slats. It rotted and was a nightmare to pull out of the compost. I'd use cardboard if I did it again.
        Last edited by veggiechicken; 21-10-2015, 07:32 PM. Reason: 'cos NVG snuck in.

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        • #5
          I had a builders bag knocking around so stapled it to the inside of the pallet bin with the opening facing the front, seems to be composting quicker.
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          • #6
            It hadn't even occurred to me as a possibility. I reckon several thin layers would do a better job, I guess it shouldn't rot since it's meant to be dirty and wet. It must help the compost go faster (as though it's a car. Maybe racing stripes?) if it keeps it warmer, but is it worth the effort?

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            • #7
              Owt's worth the effort if you get compost quicker.
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              • #8
                I don't want to use a builders bags as I found two on the plot and they had been left in the middle of the plot full of Cr*p. They had been there that long when we went to move them they fell apart. So at the moment I'm getting a bit sick of picking up little bits of builders bags.
                I thought weed material as I have loads of it and was wanting to use it up
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                • #9
                  Don't waste weed fabric on your bin. A heap will get more benefit from being nice layers of stuff than a thin layer of fabric.

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