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.
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"
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.
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers
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.
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
moldy hay for gardening?
Posted - May 24 2011 : 10:08:49 AM
