Re: CULT: Solarization

Greetings:
 
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.  >>

Am I correct that it would not be a good idea to do this over an area
underlaid by the extended roots of a large tree? I would assume that any
shallow roots could be seriously damaged, nay, roasted, by this procedure?

Anner Whitehead, Richmond, VA
Henry Hall  henryanner@aol.com
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