MAGpie81
Well-Known Member
I’m down with it if it’s made with easily degradable plastic.Black plastic mulching. Warms the soil and conserves water. I was going to use that method this year but didn't get around to it. I'm definitely going to use it next year as anything that reduces the need for water is a good thing here out west. It can last for multiple years. It's used on large scale farming as well.
Some of it is biodegradable.
Saving/holding water is absolutely a good thing- I personally prefer cover cropping or a good leafy top-layer, but I recognize that home-scale is different than production in many ways.
I’m just already disgusted at the amount of petrol plastic and micro-plastics already polluting our land and that we rely so heavily on them in gardening and agriculture.
Full disclosure- while I’ve been getting rid of as much plastic as I can on my property, I did weedtarp the top of a bed last year with some old plastic from my folks era here. I cut holes and planted tomatoes and chickpeas in them.
No weeds, so that’s cool, but to me the trouble of mulching or weeding is a better option for my tastes.
Plain brown cardboard is a nice option, too.
Anyhoo, not trying to harsh on anyone’s ways, but if you can find bio-plastic in a price affordable to you, I’d say get it.
-Happy Growing!