I'm very, very happy with using the clear plastic to prep an area for gardening. In direct sun, the temps get over 140F. That will kill weed seeds as well as the plants themselves.
I look forward to measuring the ground temp in the middle of August.
/johnny
Things are growing! I’ve got a nice, tiny patch of snow peas - which I have actually picked from. My hens love them too.
I have 15 decent tomato plants, all heirloom and from seed - in various stages of growth. No real action on them yet, but they do look healthy. Green peas, tiny abundant patch, flowering and now podding. Tiny patch of carrots-ready to thin. Variety of of bell peppers - which I ended up purchasing due to my late start - some have tiny peppers. Couple dozen cucumber plants, heirlooms, all from seed - tiny yet but look strong. Pole beans, 1/2 foot tall, look real nice so far. Beets should be up soon - short season crop so I am not worried about them having enough time.
There are some hot and some sweet peppers on my Hubbys side, and salad. Also bush cucumber and an eggplant. The only things he has from “home started” are the herbs and such.
LOTS of rain in this region in the past 10 days - and more expected. But we have been lucky to get breaks in between the storms, so that helps a lot.
I was able to take Fluffy, my faithful hen, to the garden today for some one-on-one bonding and weeding. She’s always a source of amusement and helps keep my mind off how miserable weeding is. I’ve trained her to follow me from the “fort knox” of all chicken coops over to my garden - also of the “fort knox” variety. Man, I am like a proud mama every time she runs along beside me all the way to the garden gate.