Black plastic mulch is really tight and still have enough spaces for your tomatoes growing. Furthermore, it also bring a lot of useful for your garden. Why using plastic mulch from black masterbatch is good for tomatoes? There is any other kind of mulch we can try? Check it down in this article.

Plastic mulch from black masterbatch protect your soil

Plastic mulch from black masterbatch protect your soil

After tilling, checking and adding organic materials to your soil, you can roll out plastic. Dark colors from black masterbatch – one material form black plastic mulch – will help your soil absorb heat. For this reason, your soil beneath the plastic will warmer  faster than other part from your garden. That means it will create a suitable enviroment for tomatoes to develop. Then when seeds are set out in the warmer soil, they can acclimate easier, blossom faster, and produce fruit earlier. In addition, warm soil also reduces incidence of damping off. When spring or autumn comes and reduce the temperature, your plants still will not be threatened because of the temperature difference suddenly. Black plastic keeps heat inside and allows warmth to radiate up to tomatoes little by little. In case, you need everything to be ready for spring, you can set this mulch up before a week.

Black plastic keep plants away diseases

plastic mulch from black masterbatch is useful in killing weed

How to use black plastic mulch?

Before applying black plastic mulch to your garden, you need to prepare the soil very well. Since plastic film is spread out, it will be more difficult for you to start amending your garden soil. About size of plastic mulch, you should use a large sheet for your small garden. Because when using a large format, you’ll only need one seam. In case your mulch has lots of seams, it is easy to lift black plastic mulch up in the wind. In addition, ff you want to use mulch for many crops in a long time, you can choose plastic films with multiple layers.

In large farms or greenhouses, people often use machines to spread black plastic mulch to save time. However with your small garden, you can keep plastic mulch neatly with bricks. Some people have a habit of burying the edges to keep plastic mulch tighter. However, this will limit air to both soil and plants. Besides, weeds only have chances to grow from the holes you cut on the black plastic film for tomatoes. Hence,  just cut these holes enough for your plants to grow. At the same moment, you should take the time to cultivate the soil to eliminate weeds. About watering problem, drip irrigation is a great idea to save water and still provide enough water for your tomatoes to grow.

A small garden using black plastic mulch