3 point plastic mulch layer

[weavertg14543]

Has any one built one?
Does any one use one? If so how well does it work?
Would it be worth 2 grand to buy new?
Any idea on where I could find one used?.

I really want one to cut down on our wedding but spending that much money for a new one kinda defeats the purpose of doing a garden to me all together. We do a lot and it super hard to keep up on weeding. Any thoughts or help would be great.

 

[CincyFlyer]

Has any one built one?
Does any one use one? If so how well does it work?
Would it be worth 2 grand to buy new?
Any idea on where I could find one used?.

I really want one to cut down on our wedding but spending that much money for a new one kinda defeats the purpose of doing a garden to me all together. We do a lot and it super hard to keep up on weeding. Any thoughts or help would be great.

We've spread five tons by hand in one summer (three tons wood mulch, two tons rubber mulch.) Be sure to lay down cloth first. If your garden already exists (plantings are done) it's not going to be easy (or possible) to use any sort of spreader. Most of the times I've seen it done by machine it's been dumped by a loader, and raked into place by humans.

 

[texasranger556]

Sounds like an interesting wedding if there is a plastic mulch layer involved!

I had to look up a picture of one, looks interesting.

 

[weavertg14543]

Stupid spell check weeding

 

[countrybumpkin]

We've spread five tons by hand in one summer (three tons wood mulch, two tons rubber mulch.) Be sure to lay down cloth first. If your garden already exists (plantings are done) it's not going to be easy (or possible) to use any sort of spreader. Most of the times I've seen it done by machine it's been dumped by a loader, and raked into place by humans.

It's not lose mulch, or rubber mulch he is wanting to put down. A plastic mulch layer uses rolled plastic and makes a raised bed of dirt with the plastic laid down over it to produce a row, then you cut holes to plant your transplants. I've been debating on buying or building one also, a used one is hard to find at least around here, if you do a google search and use the images you will find all types of home built designs from simple to very elaborate ones. Here is a pic of one.

 

[CincyFlyer]

It's not lose mulch, or rubber mulch he is wanting to put down. A plastic mulch layer uses rolled plastic and makes a raised bed of dirt with the plastic laid down over it to produce a row, then you cut holes to plant your transplants. I've been debating on buying or building one also, a used one is hard to find at least around here, if you do a google search and use the images you will find all types of home built designs from simple to very elaborate ones. Here is a pic of one.

Ah, that's interesting. Does someone offer that service? You'd need quite a bit of garden to make that worth while.

 

[weavertg14543]

It's not lose mulch, or rubber mulch he is wanting to put down. A plastic mulch layer uses rolled plastic and makes a raised bed of dirt with the plastic laid down over it to produce a row, then you cut holes to plant your transplants. I've been debating on buying or building one also, a used one is hard to find at least around here, if you do a google search and use the images you will find all types of home built designs from simple to very elaborate ones. Here is a pic of one.

Yeah was hoping some one had done it and maybe had plans or at least some pictures. Heck even a good idea on where to track down some stuff needed to build it

 

[neire]

Might I ask why you want to do that? What are you willing to plant in it?

Whe always have about 1000m a year for agricultural use, but i wouldnt love to see that in my garden..

Mathias

 

[weavertg14543]

Oh I have what I would like to call a big garden. It's almost an acre big. And next year my wife has told me she wants to plant 100 broccoli plants 100 cauliflower plants, in addition to all the other stuff we do.

 

[motownbrowne]

We plant 3 beds of veggies under poly mulch every year. Each bed is 36"x235' long. It's not the most beautiful stuff, but it looks a lot better than a weedy garden. We lay the mulch by hand, pushing the roll along and burying the edges with a shovel. A mulch layer would be real nice, but we're farming on a slope and around a curve, so I'm not sure it'd work real well for us.

I guess my point is that doing it by hand isn't impossible, if it comes down to it.