Re: Solar blanket vs black plastic
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: Solar blanket vs black plastic
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 21:32:43 -0600 (MDT)
N8KXP@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/7/97 4:28:33 AM, you wrote:
>
> <<Use soaker or drip hoses. Keep the ground damp the entire time under
> CLEAR plastic.
> >>
>
> Rick, should there be a space left between the plastic and the soil? If so,
> what distance??\
No, keep it snug around the soil and tucked in at the edges. You don't
want an air buffer which will reduce the temp down in the soil. What
the clear plastic will do will magnify the sun's rays and heat the soil
to temps exceeding 135 degrees and litterly cook the soil.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
Ps: Who is this?
