Plastic ground covers

[crazy1]

Has anyone used those red plastic squares under their tomatoe plants? I'm thinkin' bout tryin' them. I also use black plastic round the peppers and egg plants to get them warmer.

[Pharmer Phil]

Hey Bro, I have.
The SRM (selective Reflective Mulch)
Fact is, I did side by side comparisons.
Red mulch, black mulch, silver, and oak leaf Mold mulch.
The oak leaf did well, liked it.
The silver blinded me and I still can't see
The red and black, well the black warmed the soil, the red, I seen no difference in fruit production on any compared to plants with none. Not saying they don't work, just sayin' they didn't in my testing.

[crazy1]

Thanx a bunch Phil. I am gonna use black around my peppers, I think they will do better than last year. I think the ground was to cold, didn't get many peppers.