| When should white and black covers be used? Black cover is used at the end of winter and in the beginning of spring when you need to clear the grass from snow. Black cover absorbs the sunlight almost completely, the cover heats itself and heat the surface underneath, while transporting air and water vapor It contributes to quick growth and strengthening of root system.
White cover is used in a period of so-called “physiological drought” (at t from 0 to +8 degrees), when despite of plus temperature, grass vegetation doesn’t happen. White cover creates underneath its surface greenhouse-effect, increasing the temperature on 3-7 degrees. |