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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating
- From: Shawnee Flowerfarmer <farmingflowers AT hotmail.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 21:49:05 -0500
In zone 5, I have covered black mulch...and surface drip tape also...with a thin layer of light colored straw/grass mulch to control the fluctuation of soil temperatures. I always carry a soil thermometer to verify my observations/intuitions/paranoias. Strewing the mulch is an extra labor step...but it does get mighty hot under that black plastic. Shawnee, zone 5 and crazed by photosynthesis at the moment. > Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 10:57:01 -0400 > From: deanbrock2 AT gmail.com > To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [Market-farming] New to the list; Black Plastic Mulch Overheating > > Hey Everybody, > > I'm new to the list, and market farming. I'm currently working new > soil in East TN, just north of Knoxville. This is my first attempt at > commercial growing, so this years been a huge learning experience for > me so far, hopefully this list can reduce the number of hard learned > lessons in the future. So far I'm growing organic. If/when pest > become a problem I'm hoping a chicken tractor will be sufficient. > > My goal this year is just to get a feel for market gardening and break > even on expenses. I've been taking alot of pictures, and I intend on > using these in a blog. > > I have just a few questions to start. > > Is there an way to search the entire list serv archives without > searching month by month? > > And, also, does anybody in zone 6b have experience using black plastic > mulch with tomatoes? I would like to try this but I'm concerned about > overheating the soil. If started early enough would the shade from > grown plants be enough by mid summer to keep this from being a > problem? > > Thanks very much, > Dean Brock > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. Connect on the go. |
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[Market-farming] New to the list; Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
Dean Brock, 05/04/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 05/07/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
pwors, 05/07/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
lucy Owsley, 05/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
Allan Balliett, 05/08/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating, lucy Owsley, 05/08/2008
- [Market-farming] Sources for BT for potatoes and economical NEEM (?), Allan Balliett, 05/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
Allan Balliett, 05/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
lucy Owsley, 05/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
Allan Balliett, 05/08/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] soil thermometers, Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 05/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
pwors, 05/07/2008
- Re: [Market-farming] New to the list; Black Plastic Mulch Overheating, Bill Shoemaker, 05/08/2008
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Re: [Market-farming] Black Plastic Mulch Overheating,
Shawnee Flowerfarmer, 05/07/2008
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