Billy wrote in

ct.net.au:

If you
are going to lay down plastic to heat the soil, you may
want to look into drip irrigation which would be under the
plastic, thus insuring the plants get their water. This is
the method I'm using this year and I do plan to lay down
some black plastic around my tomatoes and peppers. Why
black instead of clear? I dunno. It just seems more
reasonable to me. I guess it's heat absorption vs.
greenhouse effect.

try red plastic with the peppers & tomatoes. the reflected
color improves the yield & it warms the soil as well as black
plastic.
lee
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