Researchers at KAUST have designed an innovative new greenhouse system that passively cools plants and boosts yields.
Mulch fills many important functions such as weed suppression, reducing wind erosion, and moderating soil temperature.
However, biodegradable mulch is something entirely different. Made from plant byproducts like cornstarch, it resembles a plastic sheet and smothers weeds the same way traditional landscaping ...
Researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology successfully develop an eco-friendly plastic material using ...
• Applied to depth of 4 inches, mulch suppresses weeds by blocking sunlight from reaching the soil. Too much mulch, though, ...
Consumers are sometimes shocked to find that organic standards allow for the use of plastic mulch on organic farms. After all plastic polymers are synthetic petrochemical products and not “natural”.