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Old March 3, 2016   #18
Cole_Robbie
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Originally Posted by habitat_gardener View Post
Here, with no summer rain, the mud would stay on the plastic for 6 months. I wonder if that would make the plastic last longer, or degrade it faster.
I actually got the idea from someone talking on a web forum about that being a practice out west. Since it is sunlight that degrades the plastic, I would think the mud would block the sun, and actually make it last longer...just a guess.
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