[missycat]

Having taken delivery of a new double matress for my daughter's room I decided to take apart the old one as it would be easier to transport to the tip. I discovered a layer of what looks like coir fibre over the springs and started to think about how I could reuse it .
Initially I thought...add to the compost heap... then I thought ...hanging basket liners...and now I'm thinking of using it as weed suppressant and planting through it (the sharp fibres may even deter slugs). :happy:
Now I'm wondering what I can use the inner springs for (not pocket springs but they are individual springs wired together)...does anyone have any ideas?

[monsta]

bouncy shoes! 

[stompy]

I wouldn't use the inner stuff, it will be treated with a fire retardant.
God knows (and the manufacturers) what types of chemicals they'll be.

I second bouncy shoes though 

[missycat]

Mmm...didn't think about fire retardant....looks like it's heading for landfill

Am working on the bouncy shoes though...hope to have them ready for when the fruit on the old apple trees on my plot  are ready

[Jeanieblue]

..... spring onions, spring greens 

[Digger Tom]

I wouldn't use the inner stuff, it will be treated with a fire retardant.

 Well at leat your plot wont catch alight 

[madcat]

Got anything that could use some insulation?  Shed roof, potato store.....

[missycat]

Thanks for all the replies.
Having spent over 2hrs stripping the matress into it's component parts (including a hoover bag full of dust ), I decided I couldn't risk contaminating my crops so I took it down to the local recycling centre... the bloke who helped unload my car is probably still laughing, said he'd never seen anyone strip a matress down before!