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Using black plastic sheeting to kill off vegetation prior to vegetable-planting
Hi all,
I'm fairly new to vegetable gardening, having started one year ago. Now that the growing season is over, I'm thinking of trying the technique of covering the plot with black plastic sheeting, to kill off all vegetation, prior to next Spring's planting. The timetable I am contemplating is to plant winter field beans, right now, to enrich the soil. Then, early next Spring, when the field beans have grown, cover the whole lot with black plastic for a suitable time, to kill everything (field beans and weeds) then remove the plastic and plant my vegetables in the weed-free soil. (I probably won't dig the soil over at this point, as I want to try no-dig gardening next year. Does this sound like a good plan? Is the field-bean idea worth the effort? Does it really improve the soil significantly? Anyone else used the black plastick sheeting method routinely? Which month do you do it and how long do you leave the sheeting in place? Do you save the sheeting for use again, the following year? Thanks, JD |
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