Re: CULT: Solarization


I would still give it a try.  The purpose of the plastic is to trap the hea=
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to sterilize the soil.  The sun is, of course, the most efficient and =
cheapest source of this heat.  You might try burning first and then covering=
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it up.  This would ensure that the maximum amount of heat was trapped early =
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in the process.

I have used construction plastic but it may not stand up to your rain.  Lee=
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Valley Tools is my other source.

Maureen
Ottawa (zone 4) -- one last bud of Edith Wolford left, Siberians still =
haven't been identified, Japanese should bloom sometime this week -- hot and=
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humid
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From: jwallen
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: CULT: Solarization
Date: Friday, June 27, 1997 10:57PM

Rick and others who practice solarization,

Do you think it would work here in middle Tennessee  where we have had
almost daily rain for weeks and weeks, with a few days of sun and quite a
few days of partial sun?  I keep thinking it HAS to quit raining, but it
doesn't.  When the sun comes out, it is hot, however, and our nights are
pretty warm.

Also, where does one purchase the plastic?

Julie Allen   Sparta, TN, where we have actually gone 24 hours without rain=
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only  clouds this morning and soaking wet ground and foliage from
yesterday's rain.
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