Mouldy peg bag

I just leave my pegs on the line.

Oldwolf

No use to you I'm afraid, but we had a rarely used peg bag hanging on the washing line, and last year we noticed much coming and going of our resident robin. On checking the peg bag, we discovered her nest and four eggs! Plenty of more suitable local and natural places including several specially designed robin nestboxes to rear her brood, but she chose to use it anyway. After fledging, there was one "dud" egg remaining in the nest, so we assume that three chicks were successfully reared.

Yes, but Mrs Robin could be certain she and her babies were safe from cats. I have yet to see the cat tight-rope walking on my clothes-line!

And her babies may even have been safe from the magpies and crows there.

Smart bird!

Don’t worry about it, it just a peg bag.

Nope, buy another! And look after the next one!?

This was my DM's oilskin peg bag, including her pegs, she passed in 2003 and I've been using it since, it has been patched with a little duct tape in a couple of places. It will see me out I hope.

Buy a new one, lifes too short!!

Smart bird indeed.
Babies safe and gently rocked in the breeze.

I keep mine in a bucket the children used on the beach to make sand castles.
It`s 30 years old and still going well.

Milest0ne

Welshy

You could try Astonish Mould & Mildew Remover, it gets rid of mould in showers etc. Worth a try if your going to throw it out anyway. It's cheap.

Excellent product. I have only found it available at a discount store

Sorry I didn't mean to duplicate I must be slow at typing

nannypiano

My peg bag must be 30 years old. It's just a cotton one with a front pouch and a hanger to put on the line. I aways bring it indoors after use and it seems to go on and on.

Mine to nannypiano-quite surprised to hear how many have experienced problems or resorted to plastic

Buy one of those net bags used for washing your delicates in. At least the pegs will be about to dry out properly when the bag is hung up.