Squash Mulch?

Just done some looking about and 'heavy black plastic'  came up thought i would share what ive found, does anybody use this ?

Because different vegetables grow in distinct ways, the mulch you choose should provide for just that sort of growth. For instance, black plastic is the best mulch for melons, cucumbers, squash and peppers specifically because of how they grow. The mulch keeps soil temperatures high, enhances bacterial activity in the soil and is impermeable to carbon dioxide. Therefore, the carbon dioxide only escapes through the same small slits in the plastic that the plants are growing through creating thick concentrations of the gas at the base of the plants and causing them to grow faster and larger. Other organic mulches can produce relatively the same affects though they might take more ongoing effort to maintain throughout the growth season. Moreover, these organic mulches must be replaced every one to two years while heavy duty plastic can cut down on these yearly workloads, making it one of the best mulches available for certain kinds of vegetable gardens.

I grow the Kuri myself and also find the huge leaves suppress most weeds, but I like to put straw under the fruit themselves so they don't get any mold from soil and they stay nicer.