On Oct 19, 7:36 pm, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:
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DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:


One of the ways of warming soil before there were plastic products around
was to spread soot on the ground around seedlings. Being black it warmed
the soil. I've always meant to give it a try.



I suppose black plastic fulfils a similar function, but have only used
for strawberries and tomatoes ages ago ... don't remember if they
fruited and grew earlier or not.