black plastic stops the radiation, and soaks the heat up on the TOP ! so everything beneath it will stay cool ! so water in the ground will NOT evaporate ! clear plastic lets heat though and traps it in side the still / bag and let the earth heat up / lets the water in the leaves evaporate
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