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RE: Red Plastic? (WAS:Re: Enjoy this list)

I haven't tried the red plastic.  But I have had some success with
reflecting light into the garden.  My garden is in the west end of my
back yard and in spring and fall, my neighbor's motor home is parked
next to the fence, slightly shading the garden.  I found a dozen or so
sheets of styrofoam and lined my garden fence with them.  The bright
white of the styrofoam reflected plenty of light.  If you need extra
light, you might try something like this.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	polenta-brain@mindspring.com [SMTP:polenta-brain@mindspring.com]
> Sent:	Sunday, January 25, 1998 8:42 PM
> To:	sqft@lists.umsl.edu
> Subject:	Red Plastic? (WAS:Re: Enjoy this list)
> 
> On Sun, 25 Jan 1998 19:46:52 -0600 (CST), you wrote:
> 
> 
> >>
> >>Has anyone used a successful method of reflecting light as mentioned
> in
> >>Mel's book?  I have a lot of trees and not all of my garden site has
> sun
> >>throughout the day.
> > 
> >I don't worry about reflecting light.  I did have a problem until
> last
> >summer when I had two trees removed.  Up until then, I planted
> everything
> >that needed full sun on the south side of the beds and left the
> shadier
> >areas for bush beans, herbs, onions and some other things that
> benefit from
> >afternoon shade in my hot climate.
> >Doreen Howard
> 
> Well, I live in an area called "Woodside Forest" -- need I say
> more??!!  The problem isn't my trees; the trees belong to my
> neighbors!  Do you or does anybody on the list have any experience
> with the red plastic which is sold by Gardener's Supply, I believe, &
> is said to improve ("drastically improve", I'm sure!!) the production
> of tomatoes?!
> TIA
> TIA, Judy
> to e-mail me, jcosler@mindspring.com
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