Black Plastic!

Anyone who knows me knows that I hate plastic.  And I especially don't like it in the garden.  That being said, however, there is a time and a place for everything.  We've had some cool weather lately, and I decided that the tomatoes would appreciate a little protection.  So out came the plastic.  I'll take it off once the temperatures rise a bit.

The other problem area is the strawberries.  We have lost a lot of them due to rotting on the bare soil.  So voila! Black plastic mulch.

It's pretty ugly stuff, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.