Introduction to Plasticulture and Drip Irrigation

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University of Maryland Extension Educator, Ben Beale, shares information about plastic mulch and demonstrations in applying plastic mulch to raised soil beds.

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@likebutton3136 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Ben you saved me from installing clear plastic for weeds.

@musyoka8 3 жыл бұрын

This is simple, and informative. Thank you for compiling this.

@We_are_the_light 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial thank you. We break ground on our farm this spring. 😍

@cindyskinner64 5 жыл бұрын

Very clear and informative. Thank you!!

@Anvanho 7 жыл бұрын

In my backyard garden, I've been using blue pm for all my zucchini and red under all my tomatoes; has been working great. Material is quite thin though, and generally not in too great condition to reuse after a season or two. Blue is hard to find, by the way.

@michaelnyangusi7417 8 жыл бұрын

I watched the video and it is very educative

@THEFORESTTRAILS 6 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring, Eny idea about STEP drip irregation used in mountain.

@mulchindia1681 2 жыл бұрын

Your site is amazing and your blogs are informative about Plastic Mulch

@bobcuster8930 5 жыл бұрын

Good video for any serious home gardener....

@slimsassi2513 5 жыл бұрын

Hello , can i put straw as mulch below the plastic ?

@ManJay3220 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!

@MrTheliquidaterr Жыл бұрын

Question on the drip tape best to have the holes facing up to the sky or have the holes facing down to the dirt. I usume it would be facing down to the dirt?

@davidzurfluh3868 3 жыл бұрын

how much water pressure is needed to flow, would a large water tank 30' higher than the rows flow water

@parashgogoi6895 5 жыл бұрын

awesome

@sgrin2300 8 жыл бұрын

Will it last a whole year or only one season like just three months or so?

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

It depends on the Microns. for eg, 25 microns have life of 6 months, 30 microns have life of 9 months and beyond. visit www.irispolymers.com

@caseygross2867 8 жыл бұрын

Where do you get your mulch and drip tape

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

You can get it at www.irispolymers.com

@UrbanHomesteadMomma 5 жыл бұрын

Can you use simple plastic garbage bags over backyard veg gardens to get a similar effect? I’d like to warm my soil early as possible in spring but don’t have the budget for building cold frames...

@contipj 3 жыл бұрын

black plastic does not do a good job of warming soil--use clear plastic to warm soil and back to prevent weeds yes you can use plastic bags to do this

@k8ers86 3 жыл бұрын

Can you use thicker plastic or does it have to be thinner like the video shows?

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

Depending upon the crops,, mulch thickness is suggested. Contact us at www.irispolymers.com

@johnskunk609 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a certain type of plastic sheet to use to keep chemicals from leaching chemicals from the plastic to the crops?

@forcesightknight 3 жыл бұрын

Not really. The industry is working on vegetable based plastics. I know it's more time consuming but I recycle cardboard in my garden. Shredded as well as layered, it is mostly clean and sterile and helps maintain water use. It can be tilled into the ground after each use and breaks down quick. The plastic looks great but clean up sucks.

@w.e.s. 2 жыл бұрын

Ur 1 of those

@andresbarcelo Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to create these raised beds and lay plastic without a tractor I'm working in an urban farm environment and a tractor is too costly for our operation and we would have nowhere to store it

@musicbymark 5 жыл бұрын

Can the plastic be recycled at end of season?

@johnlim123 4 жыл бұрын

no all trashed

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

It can be recycled. visit www.irispolymers.com

@greencityservices5200 9 жыл бұрын

its really good idea, but how environment friendly is it when we use plastic.

@leeknivek 7 жыл бұрын

well >no more fuel for weekly cultivation of rows >no more herbicide for cultivation of rows >tends to double yields, more food per acre of land >drip tape alone cuts water usage by 50% >drip tape + mulch cuts water usage even further >polyethylene plastic is recyclable, can be reproduced at much lower cost than initial manufacture seems pretty environmentally friendly to me - you should to consider all aspects. and, too, you should probably consider that these are farmers whose livelihood depends on growing healthy food with very little incentive to inadvertently poison their crop.

@MrRUSHfreak2112 6 жыл бұрын

Green City Services A

@mnpainter61 5 жыл бұрын

@@leeknivek Do you know of any farmer or gardener that recycles his plastic? What recycler will take it?

@leeknivek 5 жыл бұрын

@@mnpainter61 ldpe and hdpe can both be recycled, and together, with an ok recovery rate. What's important is that not all plastics can be efficiently recycled - some plastics, it costs less to make new than to collect and recycle, because of low yields and high cost of processing. Polyethylene has a recovery rate around 30%, whereas something like polystyrene cannot really be recycled at all.

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

Use Bio-Degradable Mulch from www.irispolymers.com

@dhayalanthomas8990 3 жыл бұрын

Hi sir you make video class for how to plant all tomatoes and chilli and all

@Detroit-gx5nd 3 жыл бұрын

Intro music is on fire 🔥

@geralynrasonable5007 5 жыл бұрын

is there any chance that the plastic will be reusable ?

@sujithasrihari1871 5 жыл бұрын

We can use by biodegradable material

@royalty411 5 жыл бұрын

good question

@johnlim123 4 жыл бұрын

not reusable nor recycled

@XDariusCoultierX 2 жыл бұрын

I saw a video on instagram, the people were rolling what it looked like, a waterbed across their field. Water roll I think?

@musicbymark 5 жыл бұрын

How is CLEAR warmer than BLACK?

@paulterrill4251 5 жыл бұрын

Light penetrates and is absorbed into the soil. With black, light is absorbed into the plastic and must be absorbed from plastic to soil. Just like a green house uses clear covering, not black.

@rodcrawford5547 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a farmer also, you have good straight eyes! But I wood never lay plastic without drip tape, to add fertilizer at anytime you need to. Maybe the crop you are putting down doesn't require much??? 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

@jonathanparkinson9536 3 жыл бұрын

He does mention this at 7:31

@myleevang3531 8 жыл бұрын

where can we purchase this?

@elvisxu2970 6 жыл бұрын

we are the mulch film manufacture,welcome to contact me Email:elvis@cyxim.com whatsapp:+8618863621928

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

www.irispolymers.com

@zargobabay9535 5 жыл бұрын

What about strawburry ?

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

Strawberry will require 30 Microns Mulch Silver And Black. Visit www.irispolymers.com for more details.

@dirtymikentheboys5817 4 жыл бұрын

Soo....... mulch?

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

Visit www.irispolymers.com for All mulch requirements. We also manufacture Crop Cover, Weedmat, and Drip Irrigation System.

@ajh4183 5 жыл бұрын

Organic is the way to go

@irispolymers2455 3 жыл бұрын

Bio Degradable Mulch from www.irispolymers.com

@kimberlycormier2448 3 жыл бұрын

The most important question I have is, is it sustainable? If the plastic goes into landfills it should not be an option :(

@jpoppinga8417 3 жыл бұрын

And the labor to lay it down/ tear it up....

@jonessii 2 жыл бұрын

Well, if you consider the farmland itself to be a landfill then yes it does. Also do you consider your body a landfill? It's going in there too. In short, yes. Very sustainable. From the standpoint of microplastics.