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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Plastic Mulch
  • Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 08:13:28 -0500

Allan

Red mulch won't make it too hot for cucumbers or summer squash. As long
as they don't suffer for moisture, they'll be alright.

Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center

-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Friday, May 21, 2004 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Plastic Mulch


>>I won't ever use plastic!!!
>
>attaboy!!
>
>How about it: anyone using plastic mulch to warm the soil in the
>spring and then mulching it out as the soil temp raises?
>
>The other way around: it looks like we're going to be living in
>100degree weather this summer. WIll red plastic make the soil too hot
>for cucumbers and summer squash?
>
>Thanks -Allan
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