Black Film For Soil Mulching (Black Film, Mulch Film)

The plastic mulch film is perfect for trees, shrubs, vines, etc. Laid directly over the ground to control weeds. Often used in combination with row covers to extend the growing season up to 3 weeks. Punch holes as needed for transplants or seeds.

Plastic mulch is a product used, in a similar fashion to mulch, to suppress weeds and conserve water in crop production and landscaping. Certain plastic mulches also act as a barrier to keep methyl bromide, both a powerful fumigant and ozone depleter, in the soil. Crops grow through slits or holes in thin plastic sheeting. Plastic mulch is often used in conjunction with drip irrigation. Some research has been done using different colors of mulch to affect crop growth. This method is predominant in large-scale vegetable growing, with millions of acres cultivated under plastic mulch worldwide each year. Disposal of plastic mulch is cited as an environmental problem, however, technologies exist to provide for the recycling of used/disposed plastic mulch into viable plastic resins for re-use in the plastics manufacturing industry.

Black Film:

• Stops weeds
• Increases soil temperature and allows rapid root growth
• Keeps the humidity in the ground preventing water evaporation
• Prevents erosion from water
• Protects fruits and vegetables from direct contact with the ground so the crop remains clean and there are less plant diseases