Soil solarization is a non-chemical environmentally friendly method for controlling pests using solar power to increase the soil temperature to levels at which many soil-borne plant pathogens will be killed or greatly weakened.
Soil solarization is a non-chemical environmentally friendly method for controlling pests using solar power to increase the soil temperature to levels at which many soil-borne plant pathogens will be killed or greatly weakened.
He’s aware of us! This is what we do! Takes about a year, but it’s worth it.
I used this process to convert a section of turf grass to native trees, shrubs, and ground cover. It worked great, and even two years later I don’t have any rogue grass trying to pop up there. The area where I mulched but didn’t cover with the plastic sheeting has also done pretty well, but there are still several recurrent patches of burmuda grass that I’m still fighting with.