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valmontana
Farmgirl at Heart

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Kate
Hobson MT
USA
6 Posts

Posted - Apr 29 2006 :  3:28:28 PM  Show Profile
I know I read somewhere that if you cover your tilled ground with clear plastic it would eventually kill the weeds. Does anyone have any info on this?
Kate

ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl

705 Posts

Robin
An organic farm in the forest in Maine
USA
705 Posts

Posted - Apr 29 2006 :  5:47:02 PM  Show Profile
Black plastic kills weeds much better than clear. Clear warms the soil better than black. If you want to kill weeds and warm the soil IRT is better than clear or black.

Robin
www.thymeforewe.com
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl

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Eileen

USA
1199 Posts

Posted - Apr 29 2006 :  7:20:53 PM  Show Profile
What is IRT?
Eileen

Songbird; singing joy to the earth
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl

404 Posts

Alison
Winnipeg Manitoba
Canada
404 Posts

Posted - Apr 30 2006 :  06:52:30 AM  Show Profile
I've heard of the black plastic, too, but never tried it.

"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God"
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ThymeForEweFarm
True Blue Farmgirl

705 Posts

Robin
An organic farm in the forest in Maine
USA
705 Posts

Posted - Apr 30 2006 :  11:47:40 AM  Show Profile
IRT stands for Infra-Red Transmitting.

Robin
www.thymeforewe.com
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Eileen
True Blue Farmgirl

1199 Posts

Eileen

USA
1199 Posts

Posted - Apr 30 2006 :  5:06:40 PM  Show Profile
So next question, where do you get IFT?
Eileen

Songbird; singing joy to the earth
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl

650 Posts

Lynn
Summerville Georgia
USA
650 Posts

Posted - Apr 30 2006 :  8:11:30 PM  Show Profile  Click to see greyghost's MSN Messenger address
Vinegar does the trick too.
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