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Black plastic #325323
Asked May 26, 2016, 10:01 AM EDT
I mowed down an area of wild raspberry and thistle bushes and placed a large sheet of black plastic to kill them off. Now I have put 4 hills of pumpkins on the plastic. Should I cut the plastic away once the pumpkins start to vine, or will they be okay growing on the plastic? I will put boards under the pumpkins once the develop. Near Duluth.
St. Louis County Minnesota
Expert Response
The vines should be OK trailing on the plastic. The following information may be of interest:
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/mg/Gardennotes/715.html#plasti
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/mg/Gardennotes/715.html#plasti