Re: [gardeners] solar killing of weeds
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:19:46 -0500
Use clear polyethylene, cover the sides with dirt so no air gets under, leave
for about 6 weeks and it should sterilize the ground down about 6 inches. The
idea behind leaving that long is it kills the surface greenery then gives the
buried seeds and roots a chance to sprout and then kills them, etc.
You get a vacation? Wow! Wish I did, I would dearly love to go someplace other
than SW LA for a few days.
George
lneuru wrote:
>
> of weeds, that is. What does one use to solarize a patch of ground, black
> sheet plastic? How long is the ground to be covered, roughly? We are
> thinking of doing in some weeds while on vacation.
>
> Lucinda