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Re: plastic mulch and watering

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> From: Melissa Silvestre <SILVEST@UMSLVMA.UMSL.EDU>
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> I'm thinking of covering my 4'x4' beds with IRT 76 black mulch, which
> I've found in several mail order catalogs. But it isn't water-permeable.
> I can't figure out how to water my plants, yet I know there must be
> a solution or gardening companies wouldn't be selling this kind
> of material. Does anyone use non-water-permeable plastic mulch in
> their sqft gardens, and if so, how does the water get to the plants?
>

Melissa,

I'm thinking of doing the same thing.  Last year I used plastic for my
squash and cut a hole in the plastic for the squash plants using a bulb
planter.  Worked great.  When I watered the plants, or it rained, the water
would run towards the opening where the plants were and intensified the
watering in that area.  Last year was no problem, but I am concerned about
what would happen on a particlarly wet year...

Cliff Parker
Bangor, ME
zone 5a
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