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Black plastic sheeting under gravel.
I assume the idea is to prevent moisture from the earth from rising up through the gravel and rusting the underside of your camper.
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How to clear land using black plastic.
Leave for 2 3 months in summer or six months in winter.
Bear in mind that if you plan to use the plastic for several years or bury it under mulch gravel or a layer of soil thicker plastic will last longer.
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Mow the area or strim it so that the weeds and plants are low to the ground.
Lift the plastic remove slugs and dig up perennial weeds.
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Lay heavy duty black polythene plastic sheeting on the ground and weight it down.
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Plastic sheeting for weed control offers the advantage of being impermeable.
Dig over the soil and prepare it.
Putting a tarp or some other form of heavy plastic sheeting under the gravel instead of landscape fabric can be an appealing alternative in some cases.
It s generally more difficult for weed roots to penetrate plastic than fabric.
The black plastic retains heat causing the temperature of the soil under it to become a few degrees warmer than usual so plants may dry out more quickly than expected.
It may be less costly than high end fabric.
Black plastic landscaping fabrics come in many guises but those that are at least 4 feet wide and at least 1 1 5 millimeters thick are the most commonly used.
At the time of publication the cost for a roll of 4 foot by 220 foot of polypropylene landscape fabric is 29 97.
Black sheeting commonly used in landscaping and commercial vegetable production deprives weeds of light as well as moisture.
This material comes in a variety of roll sizes so consider size when pricing.
I would put plastic down but i would also make sure the soil under the plastic was carefully graded so water that falls on the gravel runs off to the sides instead of pooling on top of the plastic.
It also helps warm the soil for early planting.
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