Re: CULT: Solarization

Rick Tasco wrote:

:  The basic idea for most parts of the country is to place transparent
:  polyethylene tarps over moist soil in summer and let the sun heat the
:  soil to to a temperature that kills many soil pests and brings favorable
:  physical and chemical changes in the soil itself.  

and John Montgomery added:

:  I endorse everything Rick said. It really does work. Cheap, safe and
:  effective. But you do need some fairly serious heat.

And I concur, with one small caveat -- in climates with REALLY serious heat, the
transparent polyethylene degrades too quickly to be effective but black plastic
works well.

Sharon McAllister (73372.1745@compuserve.com)
Southern New Mexico
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