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sirdoofus · 05-09-2021, 06:59 PM

Thank you. Yeah, I have rad that before. I have also read clear plastic works better for 'solarizing' the soil and killing seedlings that pop up....of course I don't really know as I haven't necessarily given black plastic a good go (LOL except for one time with bamboo barrier on my lawn for about an hour in August - nice big dead looking strip for the following 2 weeks .....ooops!). Just curiously, have you tried both and noticed a difference?

I always just use clear plastic because I have a lot of it and it doubles for hoop house covers. I should probably try black plastic at some point.

Maybe I will try both with a thermometer underneath and see what happens, it would be an easy experiment.

05-09-2021, 06:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
sirdoofus Location: Central Vancouver Island, BC Canada Find me on the map! Zone: AgCan 7b, USDA 6b Name: Mike Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,045 BananaBucks : 17,826 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,150 Times Was Thanked 1,183 Times in 602 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 98 Times	Re: When to plant out in Zone 6-7 Thank you. Yeah, I have rad that before. I have also read clear plastic works better for 'solarizing' the soil and killing seedlings that pop up....of course I don't really know as I haven't necessarily given black plastic a good go (LOL except for one time with bamboo barrier on my lawn for about an hour in August - nice big dead looking strip for the following 2 weeks .....ooops!). Just curiously, have you tried both and noticed a difference? I always just use clear plastic because I have a lot of it and it doubles for hoop house covers. I should probably try black plastic at some point. Maybe I will try both with a thermometer underneath and see what happens, it would be an easy experiment. __________________ Who keeps calling me nuts??