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Mesh in rolawn turf

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  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    LG_ said:
    KT53 said:

    The Rolawn site states that the mesh biodegrades in 2 to 5 years. 

    Actually, it doesn't say it's biodegradable, but that it is degradable, and that it is non-toxic. So I suspect we are talking about micro plastics :disappointed:
    Apologies - yes it says it is degradable, but I think my error is precisely what many people would think.  Deliberately careful wording on their part??
  • Nelly potterNelly potter Posts: 15
    It would be great if Gardners World /Monty Don ..... would investigate this issue. Very topical as encouraging gardeners to use less plastics. 🙏
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    I can't see why Rolawn can't use a biodegradable mesh.  Ok, hessian would be too close a weave - but I'm sure something could be developed...  how about this sort of thing:
    https://www.geofabrics.co/products/jute-mesh

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    @KT53 I didn't mean it as correcting you, more making exactly that point - and yes, I am sure their wording is deliberate and careful. 
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    edited July 2019
    It'll be all about the profit margins, @Liriodendron. If it costs a wee bit more to add a different type of mesh, you can be pretty sure the case for any mesh at all won't be nearly as persuasive. After all, grass roots themselves are a pretty good plant-based, biodegradable mesh, but they take time to develop. And time is money!
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    True, @LG_... more's the pity.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Can they not make an open mesh out of string or similar? It doesn't have to be a close weave like sacking. Admittedly, it would be more expensive than plastic but if you want to industrialise horticulture, it must come at a cost. The teabagging of plants to facilitate a production line is a similar case.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Nelly potterNelly potter Posts: 15
    Why do we need mesh at all? 
    We have managed for hundreds of years with out it.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    LG_ said:
    @KT53 I didn't mean it as correcting you, more making exactly that point - and yes, I am sure their wording is deliberate and careful. 
    No problem.  I won't take it personally.  Now where's the "block" button.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360

    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
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