Re: soil solarization
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: soil solarization
- From: c*@mhv.net (Kay Cangemi)
- Date: Sun, 12 May 1996 19:18:19 -0400
- Content-Length: 537
>Sharon McA. asks re solarizing soil with black vs. clear plastic:
>
> >> Anyone have experience to report from other climates? I realize
> >> southern NM qualifies as extreme
>
Here black plastic is preferred because the weeds will grow like crazy
under the clear. It just doesn't get nearly hot enough to kill them, and
the result is a jungle.
This may mean that solarization in the climate is useless for killing weed
seeds, and only good for various bacteria.
Kay Cangemi
Mid-Hudson Valley NY, USDA zone 5
Cangemi@mhv.net
