Re: CULT: Reemay vs plastic

Does anyone have experience with something sold as ground cover that 
is a light black woven-fiber sort of material?

I bought it for its specified use as ground cover, and was expecting 
a heavy solid plastic.  But instead of returning it, I thought I'd 
try it for what I needed, namely to lay under the new soil in raised 
beds, to kill the weeds beneath, but thinking it might also be useful 
to lay on top of a planted bed to protect from frost, since its loose 
weave might allow the plants to breathe though protected.

Any experience with this stuff?

Patricia Brooks
Whidbey Island, WA, zone 8/9

I can recommend it, in any case, for making bats to hang from 
witches' hats.



--- In iris-talk@y..., "FRANCELLE EDWARDS" <fjmjedwards@w...> wrote:
> Linda, our row cover is plastic filled with fine holes that somehow 
let water and air through but keep heat in and cold out.  Regular 
plastic sheeting won't do a thing.  I get mine from the local 
nurseries.  I don't remember if Home Depot has it or not.  I think 
they do sometimes.
> Francelle Edwards, Glendale, AZ  Zone 9
> Sept. 100s   Oct. 90s  Nov. finally 80s
> The long, hot fall has been good for our newly planted irises 
though.  They are all growing beautifully.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Linda Mann 
>   To: iris-talk 
>   Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 8:52 AM
>   Subject: [iris-talk] CULT: Reemay vs plastic
> 
> 
>   <with the plastic row
>                    cover some call Remay.  Here it's known just as 
row
>   cover. >
> 
>   Oops, clipped this & forgot who posted...anyway, Reemay is a 
synthetic
>   material that is non-woven, but porous, unlike plastic sheeting.  
Not
>   sure if your 'plastic' row cover is the same or not.  Reemay is 
like
>   that fibrous stuff used as backing in sewing collars etc.  Looks
>   identical.
> 
>   Linda Mann TN
> 
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