If you’ve ever tried to keep your crops alive through the cold bite of winter, you know it’s a battle between frost and survival. Many gardeners and farmers reach for plastic mulch because it looks ...

It may seem trivial, but home gardeners who choose to use plastic mulch may want to note the advantages that research has shown for colored mulches over the more traditional black plastic mulch.

Strawberry growers spend months coaxing out those juicy, ruby-red jewels, only to watch them fall victim to heat, weeds, rot, or hungry wildlife. Garden centers may recommend plastic mulch sheets for ...

When it comes to getting rid of weeds in your garden or landscape without the use of chemicals, there are two great options to choose from: biodegradable mulch and traditional landscaping fabric. Both ...

As a crucial agricultural yield-increasing technique in arid and semi-arid regions, plastic film mulching (PFM) has significantly enhanced crop yield and quality by increasing soil temperature, ...

Rows of biodegradable mulch. Credit: Remsberg Inc. Do you want to hear about a strange journey of a single plastic film, as I have witnessed it, first as a child in rural Nepal, and now as a vegetable ...

Whether you're a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films—plastic sheets laid over the soil to protect seedlings and promote crop growth. But like many other ...

The role of temperature in maximizing olefin yield and minimizing catalyst fouling during plastic waste pyrolysis is critically analyzed in this research.

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To mulch, or not to mulch — that seems to be the question. You will find advocates on both sides of the debate. Gardening is not an exact science, and you can find theories to support various ...