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["Bill Russell" <shaman@pennswoods.net>]

You can get UV resistant balck plastic mulch that is supposed to be good for
20 years or more.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "road's end farm" <organic101@linkny.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] orchard ground-cover options


>
> On Friday, August 9, 2002, at 07:06  PM, Joe and Ellen Hecksel wrote:
>
> >
> > Another strategy would be to have a vegetation free zone 4' around the
> > tree's trunk.  That requires a herbicide mix like Round-up and Simazine
> > or a black plastic mulch.  Not an option if you are of the organic
> > school.
> >
> Plastic mulches are currently permitted for use in certified organic
> production; though they've generally been on the regulated list. They
> may need to be removed annually (so they don't disintegrate into the
> soil over time).
>
> Rivka Davis
> Finger Lakes New York, zone 5
> (It rains south of us and north of us, but not upon us.)
>
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