Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Plastic Mulches

Collapse

X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Plastic Mulches

    Does anybody else use this, and if so with what results?

    Having had to work with a new turf-covered plot this spring I've resorted to it because I didn't have the time (or the energy!) to get everything dug. Squashes etc, broad beans, brassicas and sweetcorn were transplanted into uncultivated soil through rolls of black plastic sheeting and I must say the results have been most impressive. Less satisfactory have been the potatoes - I dug trenches but used the mulch as an alternative to earthing up. They've grown well enough but the slug damage - while not disastrous - means that there isn't really going to be much suitable for long-term storage.

    Since the stuff will last for a few seasons I'll definitely be using it again for squashes, courgettes, cucumbers, cabbages, sweetcorn and broad beans. I may persist and do half next year's potatoes like that to compare against earthing-up to see if that results in less slug damage, but after that I'll probably just restrict it to the very earliest of the earlies.

Latest Topics

Collapse

Recent Blog Posts

Collapse
Working...
X