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Author Topic: black plastic davida580 Great Gardener Member # 8764 posted                       does anyone use this? i remember when i was a kid my dad used it and he grew a really good garden. my brother used it last year and said he had good luck with it didn't have to water or worry about weeds.i'm going to try it this year just wondering if anyone else does? maybe you mite have some ideas? thank you. Posts: 45 | From: oklahoma | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Logged: 64.136.26.235 'Sparagus Dream Gardener Member # 6834 posted                       I use it to warm up the soil when I first set out my tomatoes. When I take it off later on in the season, the soil does look pretty nice underneath! Posts: 264 | From: Lehigh Valley, PA | Registered: Sep 2005  |  Logged: 24.229.242.122 MLN Dream Gardener Member # 11611 posted                       I haven't tried it yet but plan to try it this year to keep weeds down between rows. I use wheat straw around all the plants and it does a good job keeping weeds down. I will need all the help I can get. If I believed in talking to my plants, I would have to use the old phrase: "I talked to my vegetables, but the weeds listened in." bbbbbbbbb Nature Lover Posts: 334 | From: Vicksburg, Mississippi | Registered: Jan 2007  |  Logged: 70.157.27.79 comfrey Garden Pro! Member # 6055 posted                       I haven't used it either in the garden, I have used it to kill weeds/grass where I want to make a new flower bed, and it worked good for that. One thing you might want to keep in mind is, The black plastic will heat the soil up Alot...which can be good and bad, the extra heat will be good in the beginning...but during the hottest part of the summer...it could cause some plants to not produce as well or you may have to make sure and water more during that time. bbbbbbbbb Posts: 2524 | From: Arkansas | Registered: Jul 2005  |  Logged: 209.142.167.152 MLN Dream Gardener Member # 11611 posted                       Good thought Comfrey. It does get REALLY hot down here I will pull it up after my plants get some size to them and replace it with my tried and true wheat straw. bbbbbbbbb Nature Lover Posts: 334 | From: Vicksburg, Mississippi | Registered: Jan 2007  |  Logged: 70.157.27.79 comfrey Garden Pro! Member # 6055 posted                       The one good thing about wheat straw is that it breaks down and helps to build the soil up also. bbbbbbbbb Posts: 2524 | From: Arkansas | Registered: Jul 2005  |  Logged: 209.142.167.187 Amigatec Garden Pro! Member # 4621 posted                       I plan to use straw this year. bbbbbbbbb One OS to rule them, one OS to find them: One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie. Posts: 1077 | From: Haskell Oklahoma Zone 6b | Registered: Feb 2005  |  Logged: 75.104.70.34 Kristy F Garden Helper Member # 11674 posted                       So straw would be better?? bbbbbbbbb Kristy My green thumb is my sanity. Posts: 19 | From: Wolfe City, Texas | Registered: Feb 2007  |  Logged: 64.136.49.229 Amigatec Garden Pro! Member # 4621 posted                       Straw doesn't have the seeds like hay does, it is chaff left over from wheat. bbbbbbbbb One OS to rule them, one OS to find them: One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie. Posts: 1077 | From: Haskell Oklahoma Zone 6b | Registered: Feb 2005  |  Logged: 152.132.9.73 AgnusDeiHmschl Garden Helper Member # 11525 posted                       Where can you get a nice thick black plastic? I live in a small town and the local Walmart and feed store do not have anything in stock. All I see is the very thin black sheeting for weed control. Any online resources would be appreciated! Thanks so much! JoAnn bbbbbbbbb Check out the adventures of a first time gardener at: http://creamerchronicles.blogspot.com Posts: 16 | From: South Texas | Registered: Jan 2007  |  Logged: 12.196.72.192 coachdaisy Garden Helper Member # 10162 posted                       where do you get wheat straw? Posts: 11 | From: Red Hill, Pa | Registered: Jul 2006  |  Logged: 64.136.26.235 Amigatec Garden Pro! Member # 4621 posted                       I can get get it at the COOP here. But I live in wheat country and it is easy to get. You might check with your county extension to see what they use. A lot of framers don't bale it, because it is worth a lot, and some times cost more to bale it then it's worth. It is used mostly for bedding for livestock. bbbbbbbbb One OS to rule them, one OS to find them: One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie. Posts: 1077 | From: Haskell Oklahoma Zone 6b | Registered: Feb 2005  |  Logged: 75.104.70.34

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