While solarization helps reduce the amount of weeds, it does not eliminate all weeds.
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Solarization is not difficult, but it does require a bit of patience and some clear plastic.
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Soil solarization is the most reliable method for nematode control.
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Cultural control methods include increasing shade, digging it out, using mulch, and solarization.
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Some people spray, some lay plastic for solarization.
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Ideally, leave the plastic on for about eight to 10 weeks during the summer to get maximum solarization.
From the post-gazette.com
Certain weeds such as purslane are resistant to solarization.
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All efforts, save solarization, have not solved this problem.
From the dailynews.com
After solarization, remove the plastic and the spacers and plant your tomatoes, mulching them to conserve soil moisture.
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Exposure to the rays of the sun
(solarize) reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it
(solarize) become overexposed; "The film solarized"
Solarization refers to a phenomenon in physics where a material undergoes a temporary change in colour after being subjected to high energy electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet light or X-rays. ...
Solarized is the fourth solo album released by Ian Brown, the former lead singer of The Stone Roses. The album was first released in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2004.
The practice of heating soil to levels lethal to pests through application of clear plastic to the soil surface for 4 to 6 weeks during sunny, warm weather.
A change in material characteristics due to illumination of a material with ultraviolet (or solar) light. High intensities of UV illumination can cause photo-thermal damage in silica optical fibers, dramatically increasing the scattering and attenuation.
Bakes grass, weeds, and weed seeds to death under a layer of clear plastic.
Electronic special effect distorting a video image's original colors, emphasizing some and de-emphasizing others for a "paint brush" effect. [See DVE.]