How to Use Solarization to Prepare Areas for Planting
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2017
- Good site preparation is key to successful germination and establishment of native wildflowers. Solarization uses a clear sheet of plastic laid over the ground to trap heat from the sun and kill weeds, seeds, and pathogens in the top few inches of soil. It’s a safe, non-chemical approach to weed eradication that can be used in both garden and farm settings. When carried out correctly, solarization is a highly effective weed eradication technique.
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Exactly what I was looking for. I just moved into a new house where the backyard is a jungle, I was looking for a technique to clear the weeds without using chemicals. Thanks!
I just saw a video elsewhere that black plastic is much more effective. Clear can act like a greenhouse encouraging growth.
Yes I saw the same but isn't the point of this to germinate all the weed seeds and cook them so they die?
The best way is to till, water, lay clear plastic, wait a month then till, water, and plastic down again. You want the seeds to germinate that we’re hiding in the soil
I've done both, still in processes of the clear. They both seem to have worked the same.
Thank you
excellent video, I appreciate the detailed explanations.
Great video, I learned a lot. N.B.- Not a single thumb down! In today's world that's hard to believe!
Thank you for this detailed video! We are going to use this method for our first community garden. Can we drop raised beds, or lasagna garden on top of the finished product?
Hello! Thank you for doing this great work! I was wondering about the option of not clearing the land of existing flowers. There are a number of wildflowers that are beneficial and appear naturally in my area. Is it possible to simply weed non-bee-beneficial plants and replace them with seeds from better wildflower species? Thank you!
Not my video, But answer to your question is no. When most people think of bee's they generally think of honey bee's which is part of the issue. One hives collects from over a 3 mile radius. so if a person has 10 hives thats more than 30 miles. The honey bee's every one see's are not native bees. Mean while in the United States more than 4 or 5 species of bee's go extinct each year. There is over 2000 native species of bee's in the United States and none of them are honey bee's. Almost all wild native plants create a bloom that benefits bee's, ants. or butterflys. Even though you might not like a plant its beneficial to something. Example if you see aphids on a plant odds are they are being carried to the plant by ants and farmed by the ants for food. If a plant produces seeds it also produces blooms. Only flowers that aren't pollinated are those that have been manually pollinated by humans until they produced a steril bloom, two examples some types of hostas, and almost all daffodils. I find for bee's other than honey bee's the best thing to grow is purple bean hyacinth vines, Or white pearl vines they create clusters of tiny little white blooms that all the native bees like. And if you like humming birds, then humming bird vines.
I'm interested in using solarization to eradicate a bad infestation of quackgrass in my lawn in northern Illinois. But quackgrass is a rhizomatous weed. Could you expand on why this doesn't work for rhizomatous weeds, please? Thanks.
I'm currently solarizing an area with quackgrass. It seems to have definitely killed it under the plastic but it's still growing around the edges. I do have concrete on one long side and dewalt fabric and mulch on the other long side. One short side I plan to dig out and lay more dewalt and mulch. The other short side I haven't decided yet, 4 x 4 maybe? Thin sheet if metal dug into ground 8 inches?
How effective is this to kill nut grass?
film thickness might be nto 4 millimeters - 40 micrones maybe? please advise
Gostei muito do vídeo que tipos de plástico podem ser utilizados ?
Greenhouse plastic
Hi. What is the best way to handle fields that have rhizomes?
Do the solarization but I would dig 6 inches down. You could also use thin sheets if metal that are 8" wide and line outer edge of beds by digging or pushing it into the ground
Is there a down-side to leaving plastic on through the winter? I have an aggressive thistle problem that I would like to "bake" as long as possible.
No downside other than winter weather is rougher on the plastic
would this be a good way to use ground above a septic tank?
You can by a special blend of seeds especially for over septic fields. We have a new site and plan on giving it a try.