Farm Sustainability Ideas

Now that the sun has decided to come out we are enjoying drying our clothes outside. I positioned the clothes line over a row of lavender to impart a nice gentle lavender aroma. I have found that undergarments take up a lot of space and work (attaching one clothes pin per item). So I use our field fencing to dry those items. Instead of spraying everything to death I use the sun and some clear plastic left over from my cold frame. I use the clear because it helps the plants to germintate because of the nice warm environment. Then it gets too hot and kills them. Black plastic will work but it won't germinate seeds. If it is not real hot where you are you can add water on top of the clear plastic to increase the temperature. If you can leave it on a couple extra days in order to kill roots that are deeper in the soil.