Your experience with plastic ? - Page 2

Tomstrees · February 6, 2007

Yeah - I would think plastic would be good for melons (rotting) - My garden area is full sun - that plastic would get SUPER HOT !
Thats why I was just thinking spring warm up then off it goes ~

Tom

PaulF · February 6, 2007

It looks like I will be using landscape fabric for my melons this year. I had considered sheets of black plastic used mostly for weed control. It seems that there are too many drawbacks, i.e. heat, inability for rainwater to get to the plants, etc. Good thread so I can get my plans made early.

February 6, 2007	#16
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Yeah - I would think plastic would be good for melons (rotting) - My garden area is full sun - that plastic would get SUPER HOT ! Thats why I was just thinking spring warm up then off it goes ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

February 6, 2007	#17
PaulF Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brownville, Ne Posts: 3,296	It looks like I will be using landscape fabric for my melons this year. I had considered sheets of black plastic used mostly for weed control. It seems that there are too many drawbacks, i.e. heat, inability for rainwater to get to the plants, etc. Good thread so I can get my plans made early. __________________ there's two things money can't buy; true love and home grown tomatoes.