Re: [CH] Black plastic

peter gaffney (peter.g@telus.net)
Sun, 07 May 2000 18:24:44 -0700

Rich,
   here's an interesting page about colored mulches.
http://agri.gov.ns.ca/pt/projsum/98/b98vmulc.htm
it seems that certain red colored plastics improve yields & shorten
the time required to set fruit.
and another page about photomorphogenesis ...
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/hort/research/photo.htm
(and i always thought photomorphogenesis was something warped
that one did with a snapshot of your boss & a goat ... )
later
peter g