Under plastic…

Three of us went for a walk with Connie on the usual route when she comes to our house…. The maize has been planted on our old fields under photo-degradable film. The film acts as a mini greenhouse & breaks down quickly by bugs & microorganisms, it’s similar to the degradable bags in supermarkets.
I was looking into the sunlight as I took this & the plastic was really shiny.

Three good things:
1. Cathy did our feet for us!
2. Kit -Kats out of the fridge!
3. I saw the first bluebells in the hedge.

[julia]

Wow that's amazing. Gets it going a bit earlier I guess.. Hopefully you don't get a cold snap after it has decomposed..

[Pat Knowles]

@julzmaioro Well it lasts for ages & you can still see it under the plants when they are a couple of feet high Julz. All gone when harvest time comes.

[Judith Johnson]

A beautiful peaceful scene, love the sunlit clouds

[Issi Bannerman]

A lovely scene, and very interesting about the degradable film.

[Carole Sandford]

Thanks for the info. Didn’t know there was such a thing as this rather amazing sounding film. You learn all sorts of things on this site.

[Sarah Bremner]

Great view and how interesting about photo degradable film.
Luxury having foot expert in the family. 😊

[Beryl Lloyd]

Amazing how these large expanse of land covered in biodegradable plastic --I find it it often creates an illusion of water on the fields .( as it does here ! )

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely capture

[Maggiemae]

It must be a lot of work - bending - but the outcome would be worth it! A bit like they do with strawberries over here!

[Lou Ann]

Such an interesting scene. The biodegradable film is amazing, I have never heard of it before.

[Boxplayer]

Lovely scene.

[Pat Knowles]

@maggiemae
All done with machinery maggie!!

[GaryW]

How neat to learn about this!

[Casablanca]

Interesting to hear the science of how it works. And Kit Kats from the fridge.....oh yum!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture and scene. These must be cloches. They keep bugs and insects away apart from doing the work of a greenhouse. They are common here for strawberry growing.

[Hazel]

Love the cloudscape!

[carol white]

A lovely cloudscape and interesting narrative

[Pat Knowles]

@sangwann The plastic just lies flat in the ground Dione & then the maize shoots push through. Works exactly like a cloche!

[Dianne]

Such a different way to NZ growing. Our son will be interested to see this.

[Pat Knowles]

@dide Not everyone does it as it’s expensive but if you want to get it in early this is the way!