During A Visit To A Plastic Sheeting Plant

Use 1 mm thick plastic to create the highest temperatures and 1 5 to 2 mm thick for windy areas.

During a visit to a plastic sheeting plant. Choose transparent uv resistant plastic sheeting with a thickness that suits your needs. Plastic seems like a good idea for frost protection but it s just too thin to provide any insulation to plants. Smooth the plastic over the top of the ground so it comes in contact with the soil and doesn t float above it. During a visit to a plastic sheeting plant it was observed that a 45 m long section of a 2 in nominal 6 03 em outer diameter steam pipe extended from one end of the plant to the other with no insulation on it.

If you have perennial plants in the bed cut a hole or an x in the plastic that is just large enough to slip over the plants. Don t forget that whatever you choose to cover plants the cover must extend all the way to the ground. The temperature measurements at several locations revealed that the average temperature of the exposed surfaces of the steam pipe. Since frost forms when leaf temperatures dip simply covering the plant isn t going.

Lay the plastic sheeting over the bed. For instance you could cover the plant with an old comforter and then a sheet of plastic.