How is the black plastic mulch installed?
Install black plastic mulch manually or with an attachment connected to a tractor. Many attachments will also install the drip tape under the black plastic at the same time. Black plastic mulch is not difficult to install just time consuming. It is more time consuming on a windy day. To manually install: First, rake the planting row smooth and even with a metal rake. Install the drip tape or sub-main. Then, hoe a 4 deep x 3 wide furrow down the length of each side of the planting row. To install, anchor the plastic to one end of the garden row. Then, pull the plastic roll down the row about 6 and pull the whole roll taught while centering it on the row. Next, shovel the soil from the furrow onto the black plastic to hold it in place over the whole distance down the row on each side. Pull the plastic down another 6 and repeat. Be sure to leave at least one emitter from the drip tape exposed to measure where the other emitters in the row are so you can plant at the appropriate spots. Pla
