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Re: Bill's query to Janet re warming the soil

EDMUND C. FLYNN wrote:
>  I have looked into solarizing the soil, tracking down
> and reading many  articles, and there was total unanimity in the belief
> that clear plastic warmed the soil more effectively than black plastic
> ... quicker and hotter. I'm not clued in on red plastic.
>
        Clear is better and here is the reason. Black plastic absorbs sunlight
and turns it into heat... in the plastic. Right on top of the plastic
where the wind can blow it away.
        Clear plastic absorbs very little of the light. Most of it is passed
into the soil, heating it. Then the plastic acts as an insulator,
keeping the heat in.
        I've tested it and have gotten almost a 30` difference.
--
        Bill DeWitt
        East Central Florida
        Ask me why Worker's Compensation Laws need to be changed.

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