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Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 10:25
| I have a raised bed where I grow carrots, so it's 16" high. Problem is, after the Polar Vortex, the soil is still frozen a few inches down, and I want to be sowing the carrots now. I have it covered with black landscape fabric, which is warming it some near the top, but when I dig down, it's frozen solid. Any other suggestions to thaw this thing? All the snow mountains are melted and gone now. |
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| Clear plastic can be used. Either make sure it sits flat and secured around the edges or use the plastic and construct a low tunnel with rebar and flexible pvc. |
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- Posted by Slimy_Okra 2b (My Page) on Tue, Apr 8, 14 at 12:26
| Second the clear plastic. Landscape fabric is worse than bare soil because it doesn't transmit heat well to the soil. Ensure the soil is very moist, close to soggy, before you put the plastic on. After a few sunny days, take it off and let the soil dry out as necessary. |
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| Will give it a try, thanks. |
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| Just to follow up on this, it's working really well already. Thanks again. |
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| That's good. My sugar snap peas are coming up. I had them under clear plastic. |
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