What about black plastic to warm the soil? Does Black heat up the soil any faster? Or is clear better for that? We got a new bed and I saved the heavy clear plastic from it to use in the garden somehow. My husband thought it was funny that I was carefully cutting the plastic, instead of just ripping it off. I used black plastic this season, but I left it on to help control the weeds. I know that isn't good for the soil, but we have too much wind to use news paper and straw, and I haven't gotten enough grass clippings to use yet. We have horrible weeds. They are evil.
Tyffanie