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| traildancer |
Posted - May 24 2011 : 10:08:49 AM
I have some moldy bales that I couldn't feed the horses. I offered them to a gardening friend explaining that they were moldy. Can the hay still be used as mulch or something?
Please don't ask what kind of mold it is. I don't know the difference if there is one. It's just what you get when the hay wasn't completely cured before baling. I just don't want to introduce something not good to her garden.
Thanks.
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| traildancer |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 10:08:40 AM
Thank you. I will pass this on to my friend.
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| Annab |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 03:31:11 AM
This wil also provide a great area for worms. Let the bales sit for a few months to slighlty decompose and when you lift up, there hsoud be some nice fat worms underneath. Works best w/ balse split open |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 24 2011 : 8:42:57 PM
I use hay that's a few years old that's been outside. I have done this lots of times and have not had a problem myself. I layer it really thick so maybe that helps.
Kris
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - May 24 2011 : 6:01:30 PM
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Originally posted by oldbittyhen
NO, it will seed the garden with alfalfa, timothy or whatever seeds...you might be able to bake it for a couple of seasons and hope it has killed the seeds....
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad"
If that's the case I'd spread it in a nice empty patch for some nice graze in a couple years for a dairy goat or something.
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| natesgirl |
Posted - May 24 2011 : 5:45:47 PM
I run mine through a mulcher and use it. I really like hay mulch!
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| Catherine |
Posted - May 24 2011 : 1:37:46 PM
I would use it :) . I've used hay as mulch several times with great results.
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - May 24 2011 : 12:03:09 PM
NO, it will seed the garden with alfalfa, timothy or whatever seeds...you might be able to bake it for a couple of seasons and hope it has killed the seeds....
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