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I tell myself those potato bags are 'bags for life' . Apart from the obvious problems with plastic is , in your case littering. I've got loads of those 50/70 lites empty compost bags folded away in the shed. I often use them on the paths to suppress weeds and their unsightliness is covered with wood chips the council are grateful to dispose of on the site.
Plastic pea/bean netting support stuff is horrible. I've been using this - https://marshallsgarden.com/products/jute-netting-10905755?variant=31308730204211¤cy=GBP&ds_rl=1278790&ds_rl=1284267&ds_rl=1278790&ds_rl=1284267&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzM_bjJ7a6wIVlYBQBh2DRg80EAQYAiABEgJh3_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds -
Yeah, loads of old plastic crap in our allotment too. I reuse pots and old compost from my work and make compost with our food waste rather than buy it in bags. You can use old loo rolls as seed-starter cells. I’ve bought a few mesh covers second hand off gumtree. They’re plastic but second hand at least.
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hessian sacks
Just in case others don't know but coffee sacks are cheap and easily obtained if you have transport.
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How do we go about minimising plastic-use on the allotment? So much time has been spent sieving out bits of shattered pot, old compost bags and crumbling woven plastic like those potato sacks.
Obviously growing stuff from seed instead of in pots, buying string not coated twine etc are the obvious ones but is there natural fibre netting etc? Could you grow spuds as above in hessian sacks and just chop them up when they eventually rot?
We’re aiming to reuse all the plastic pots we’ve found on site but hopefully no more.