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peebee · April 1, 2017

I've solarized my garden beds 2 years in a row, so doing the EB will be a lot easier. Only thing is, I would hate to cook the earthworms I find in the bottom of the mix, so I think I will dump it all into a large clear thick bag and remove the worms first. By solarizing in a bag rather than in the EB will be simple for me as I only have 1 to do, and I can flatten it out and that would mean it might work in as little as 2 weeks of constant hot sun right?
I have 3 new EBs that I will have to fill now, so I will solarize the 4th old one and plant some eggplants around the end of this month. Busy busy busy.

April 1, 2017	#28
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	I've solarized my garden beds 2 years in a row, so doing the EB will be a lot easier. Only thing is, I would hate to cook the earthworms I find in the bottom of the mix, so I think I will dump it all into a large clear thick bag and remove the worms first. By solarizing in a bag rather than in the EB will be simple for me as I only have 1 to do, and I can flatten it out and that would mean it might work in as little as 2 weeks of constant hot sun right? I have 3 new EBs that I will have to fill now, so I will solarize the 4th old one and plant some eggplants around the end of this month. Busy busy busy.