Soil-biodegradable mulch (BDM) can be a sustainable alternative to polyethylene (PE) mulch. It is designed to be tilled into the soil after use, eliminating waste and disposal challenges while producing comparable crop production benefits including weed control, moisture retention, soil temperature modification, early harvest, and increase in crop yield and quality.
Factsheets
- Impact of Mulching on Specialty Crop Performance
- Measuring Plastic Mulch Residues in Fields
- Mechanically Laying Biodegradable Plastic Mulch
- Soil-Biodegradable Plastic Mulches Commercially Available in the U.S.
- Testing Degradation of Soil-Biodegradable Plastic Mulches
- and more available through the WSU Small Fruit Horticulture website!
Additional Resources
- Biodegradable Mulch Resources from the USDA SCRI Biodegradable Mulch Project
