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Fleece disintegrated

mandyroberts99mandyroberts99 Posts: 235
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I bought a roll of fleece last winter and didn't use it all. It lived in my greenhouse and when I tried to use it, it sort of all fell apart. Was it the heat in the summer or had it been nibbled by something (nothing else has been nibbled)

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I've got some that I've had for years. It's stored in the shed when I'm not using it, and has been washed several times when it gets grubby. I don't think mine would degrade from light/heat but it's very old. Maybe more modern versions degrade more easily.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    It seems odd. I've re-used my whte fleece for eight years and it's still going strong. Doesn't tear easily.
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Was it marketed for outdoor use?  I once used an old plastic shower curtain outdoors, as an upcycle, and within a few months it was cracking and disinterested.  I assume it was UV rays, as it was sheltered and flat on the ground (so not flapping about).  I've had the same with clear plastic totes I use as cold frames in the spring.. within a few years they are brittle and cracked, only spending a few weeks outdoors each year.  I can imagine the same has happened to your fleece sitting in the sun for a summer.  
    Utah, USA.
  • mandyroberts99mandyroberts99 Posts: 235
    I have no idea if it was marketed for outdoor use. The next roll will be somewhere cool in the summer
  • mandyroberts99mandyroberts99 Posts: 235
    Fire said:
    It seems odd. I've re-used my whte fleece for eight years and it's still going strong. Doesn't tear easily.
    Where did you keep it in the summer months?
  • mandyroberts99mandyroberts99 Posts: 235
    JennyJ said:
    I've got some that I've had for years. It's stored in the shed when I'm not using it, and has been washed several times when it gets grubby. I don't think mine would degrade from light/heat but it's very old. Maybe more modern versions degrade more easily.
    In the shed is probably the reason....
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    mandyroberts99 said:
    Fire said:
    It seems odd. I've re-used my whte fleece for eight years and it's still going strong. Doesn't tear easily.
    Where did you keep it in the summer months?

    I keep in a roll in the shed through the summer. I use it to fleece dahlia pots throught he winter. I lend it out locally too through our garden group and it seems to hold up really well.
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