Guide to Avant Gardening: Part 14 ~ Gardening Under Plastic
By using clear plastic and wire wickets you can create a tube that will give you a jump-start on your season. Bend the wire in a semicircle that will give 24 inches of width on the ground and the same height. Plant your row, insert the wires firmly into the ground and cover with plastic. Tape the plastic to the wickets inside of the tube and bury the lengthwise edges of the plastic with an inch or two of soil. Leave a couple of feet of excess plastic on either end, to be tied off on cold days or thrown wide-open on hot ones. Keep in mind that the temperatures inside can soar on sunny days, so it’s usually better to err on the side of more ventilation — both ends open — on a day that may be cloudy but is likely to become sunny later.
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