Higher profits from strawberry crops
This article revealed how a Western Cape strawberry farmer successfully grew his plants under plastic mulch.
A Stellenbosch farmer is convinced he can persuade his strawberry crop to peak much earlier than normal by using plastic mulch. A small experiment last season has left him with little doubt that this is possible, and future plantings will all be in plastic.
Apart from the enormous marketing advantage of early peaking, the trial also indicated that strawberries grown in mulch
