[thestens]

Just been having a major clear out of loft and found a roll of lino/cushionfloor about 18in wide and 12ft+ long left by previous owners. My wife was just about to chuck it but I said it would be good as weed control on the paths of 'the acres'.

I would be OK doing this wouldn't I? There is no environmental danger is there?

[snowdrops]

Don't know about the environmental issues with it but I think it would be very slippy when it had wet for a while.

[Kirpi]

lovely hiding place for slugs!

[angelavdavis]

How about using it overlapped as roofing felt for a shed?  Otherwise, could you cut out brassica root pads to stop cabbage root fly?  

The problem is because it isn't water permeable, it can't be used for uses such as cutting out a section to go around fruit trees to prevent weeds.  

Like snowdrops I am also not sure about the long term environmental impact of it rotting down over time.

I guess you could always take up lino printing(!)

[Plot74]

How about wrapping it around a wire cage to make a compost bin.
John

[Alastair-I]

Like snowdrops I am also not sure about the long term environmental impact of it rotting down over time.

If it's proper linoleum there shouldn't be any environmental problems, the ecocredentials of proper lino are quite good (mostly made of renewable ingredients - the limestone dust is the only non-renewable component I can think of).  But, the mentionn of "cushioned floor" suggests it's probably a petroleum-derived plastic.

I'd go with the shed roof idea, or if the pattern is pretty funky perhaps cut shingles from it and hang on the weather-side of the shed to protect the most exposed wall.  Or staple into ring pots for tomatoes?

[compostqueen]

It surprises me just how many hiding places for slugs there are on allotments. It doesn't matter what anyone mentions, it's always going to be a des res for slugs, be it old carpet, lino, slabs, decking, sheet mulch. The list seems endless.  Seems to me that an allotment without slugs is unattainable so a bit of lino won't make much difference in the scheme of things.  I think the skid pan thing is more of a problem than slugs 

Still, I fancy the shingle idea