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    Black polythene spuds

    Hi All

    I'm thinking of doing my spuds under black polythene this year ( to save on the dreaded weeding and the earthing up).

    Where do you source your polythene from - I can only find clear stuff. Woudl good old trusty black binbags do the trick?

    Ta - Piggle
    Gill

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    You could try the extra strong garden bags or give fleebay a go.
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    • #3
      Binbags would be ok, but you need heavy duty ones not the flimsy sort. They will also need anchoring.

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      • #4
        that was my plan - those wheelie bin jobbies.
        Gill

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        I have a blog http://areafortyone.blogspot.co.uk

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        • #5
          if you have a farm local to you you may want to try asking if they have any silage plastic or the plastic from the large round hay bails kicking about
          apparently it's a nightmare to get rid of and they normally are glad to see the back of it

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          • #6
            Old compost bags or 1000 gauge damp proof membrane 3 x 4 metres for £5-91 + vat.

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            • #7
              good idea - I'll go and see what I can scounge.
              Gill

              So long and thanks for all the fish.........

              I have a blog http://areafortyone.blogspot.co.uk

              I'd rather be a comma than a full stop.

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              • #8
                Old compost bags turned inside out work fine,i use cardboard now,as rain soaks through,when finished harvesting,cardboard is put on compost heap.Plastic pegs are used to anchor it down.

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                • #9
                  I use weed control fabric as the rain can percolate through the membrane.

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                  • #10
                    Weeds? What are weeds?

                    I plant my spuds so deep I'm surprised Redthorn isn't digging them up, that way I don't bother earthing them up. (I only have room to grow earlies though, so I dig 'em up fairly quickly).
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                    • #11
                      I've used straw mulch over potatoes. You can fossick around in the straw for the spuds and leave it to rot down after the crop.

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                      • #12
                        Try B&Q or any builders merchant.

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                        • #13
                          A certain other magazine reported on a trial last year using three methods. 1-black plastic, 2-permeable membrane and 3-straw. Best result was using straw.
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                          • #14
                            I didn't know that Oldie. If its so good, I'll do it again!

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                            • #15
                              allotment trading shop? £1.30 a metre for 4m wide black plastic at ours.

                              How are you going to water through black plastic?

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