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Posted by darcy714 Houston area (My Page) on Thu, Feb 9, 06 at 14:23
| I have a load of hay and am wondering if I can make use of it in my garden. Can I use it instead of bark mulch? I am in the Houston area and we have gumbo clay so all gardens do best in raised beds. Ideas? |
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darcy714 -
I used hay for a path last year instead of bark mulch. Also used it to grow potatoes in. This year will grow spuds in a wire "cage" and use hay to fill it as the plant grows. . . |
RE: uses for hay?
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| I would agree with what rosebush said. It works fine as a mulch around strawberries or perennial beds too if you like the look of it, and is fine for mulch on the sides of raised beds or on paths. |
RE: uses for hay?
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| Depending on how big a "load" of hay is, you might want to investigate "haybale gardening" where you grow plants on a thin layer of soil on top of haybales. You can get more information by searching under that phrase. As I recall, I first found it in "Market Gardening." I tried it last year and was pleased with the rssults. |
RE: uses for hay?
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| I have tons of old hay in my old barn(came with the property when we bought it 3 years ago) and I was afraid to use it because I was told that hay contain lots of weed seeds. Is that true? If it is, won't they germinate in your veggie beds? |
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