Small-Plot Drought Microclimate Test

We selected a 3' x 8' area in the east smooth pasture to create a make-shift micro-climate using a sheet of 4 mil plastic on newly overseeded ground of about 30' x 100'.

We returned to the test site 19 days after establishing the plastic-covered area. Germination beneath the plastic was visibly much denser than in the adjacent uncovered ground.

Approximately three months after the experiment began, we photographed the former plastic-covered area and the surrounding pasture. The treated area still showed substantially denser grass establishment than the adjacent uncovered ground