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RSS FeedsSay no to plastic in your garden
(WorldNews Environment)

 
 

22 may 2019 07:06:55

 
Say no to plastic in your garden
(WorldNews Environment)
 


Washington: Take, for instance, black plastic sheeting sold as mulch. This stuff appears at first to be a cure-all for weed problems. Lay it on the ground, cut holes only where you will set plants, and weeds will die from lack of light, presumably ending all your weed problems for years to come. But other problems arise. An impermeable sheet of plastic over the ground can leave plant roots and soil microorganisms gasping for air. Roots set in the openings might develop even greater breathing problems when all the water falling on the plastic floods...


 
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