My husband and I volunteer with the native fireplace division. I seen that the medical group was utilizing heat-reflective emergency blankets to maintain victims heat. I snagged an empty bundle and skim, “Emergency Blanket: 52 by 82 inches; reusable; can offset hypothermic reactions; exhibits photograph voltaic; retains as lots as 90 p.c of physique warmth; for emergencies, tenting, sporting occasions and extra!”
Wow — my head was spinning with concepts! I’ve heard that shiny, reflective mulches confuse some plant pests. Fully completely different gardeners swear reflective delicate boosts yields due to it’s going to improve the quantity of daylight that reaches the crops. I now use these Mylar blankets as a backdrop for my crops all by cloudy winter durations, and as a canopy over my crops on freezing nights. What a distinction! My crops don’t freeze anymore, and I even assume they appear greener.
I plan on utilizing these emergency blankets subsequent gardening season, too, by hanging them behind my trellises to duplicate additional delicate onto my vertical crops.
Deborah Youthful
Foxworth, Mississippi