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Degradable Plastic Mulch help

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Posted by katyfarm Texas (My Page) on
Sun, Apr 3, 11 at 13:58

Last spring we used degradable plastic mulch on 2 acres of vegetables. We tilled the mulch in after the growing season, but it did not degrade as we thought it should over this past winter. So, we've been picking up millions of pieces of plastic, so it doesn't blow everywhere! Anyone have this problem with this type of mulch? If so, what did you do about it?? Any suggestions for removing the pieces is appreciated!

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RE: Degradable Plastic Mulch help

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I found the following online:

"The buried portions of the film may degrade slower than the un-exposed portion. Working the soil
will accelerate degradation of the buried strips
� Initially, disc or rotovate on a slight angle across the lines of planting to break the buried strips into
about 2-inch size scraps which will continue to degrade
� A rotating tool with L-shaped blades will allow cutting the buried strips without tangling in the blades"

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