Reflectix
Adam Fikso (Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:59:26 PST)
I don't cover the plants wet. Also, the fact that the styrofoam panels are
flat allows air circulation under it. Also each plant is covered with 2-4"
of dry sand.. Massachusetts winters can't be harsher than Chicago in terms
of degrees below zero
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I did not see the original post - but plastic will rot anything under it.
People here in Mass. cover lawns with plastic, or even tarps, in order to
kill grass, and everything else, to re-seed.
People here use HAY for protection in winter. It would also be a much
better insulator than a sheet of plastic.
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Sent: Mon, Nov 8, 2010 2:25 pm
Subject: Re: [pbs] Reflectix
I realize the interest is covering the entire bed, and not individual
plants, but as a word of caution: I have known people who used regular
bubble
wrap to protect individual tender plants without success; I know of no
one
who has used it with success. The plants rot over the winter.
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