Professional growers combine drip irrigation and plastic mulch to give plants what they need: warm, protected topsoil, efficient watering and a virtually weed-free environment. They get a bigger harvest with less effort. Flora-Flow All-in-One Mats now bring this proven technology to home gardeners and growers of vegetables, berries, and cut flowers. All-in-One Mats are especially easy to use. The irrigation line is bonded to the mulch, enabling installation of both at the same time. The mulch features easy tear-out 2 inch diameter planting holes every 6 inches for rapid planting at 6, 12, 18 and/or 24 inches apart. Also, plant labels printed right on the mulch produce an orderly garden without measuring. As a result, the All-in-Ones offer weed and water control, large and early harvests, and orderly plantings in one package. Installation is simple: bury or weigh down the mat edges to resist wind, connect fittings to a hose, remove planting holes and plant. The mats can be cut to length for use with connector kits or standard irrigation fittings. All mats are 4 feet wide and are available with red, black and white-on-black mulch. We sell black mats with one or two drip lines, and we sell white-on-black mats with two drip lines. Black mats promote fast heating of soil in spring and high heat through the growing season. This is a good all around mat for most plants. Choose single line mats for larger plants, or double line mats for smaller, closely spaced plants. Red mats promote growth of tomatoes, but can be used with other plants as well. Researchers have shown a 10-20% yield increase in tomato fruit production using red mats. Red mats are sold with single drip lines only since tomatoes are widely spaced. White-on-black mats heat more slowly in the spring, but stay cooler longer than bare soil. Ideal for cool-loving greens and flowers that can not take the heat. Sold in dual-line configuration only.