Master's student shares successful methods of soil tarping

Master's student shares successful methods of soil tarping

HURON, S.D. — For specialty crop farmers working to eliminate weeds, soil tarping is one option that uses plastic tarps on the soil surface for several weeks. This terminates cover crops, kills weeds and helps to manage moisture. There are two types of soil tarping: solarization and occultation. Solarization uses clear tarps, while occultation uses dark tarps. “There’s a couple different ways you can use it. It’s a pretty versatile weed control …