George.com wrote:
Hay, a few questions for those who use hay as a mulch in their gardens.

I found some free hay bales today that were to be throw out so I grabbed
them to use as mulch when the growing season comes around. The bales are
standard pasture hay, grasses and whatever else was growing at the time of
cutting. I have no idea how old they are, no one could tell me. A couple of
the bales are actually growing grass on the top and all the bales are
starting to go mouldy inside. It is late late autumn here, the cold rainy
season is upon us..

A few questions for those in the know.
What is the best method of storing hay in this condition? I though either in
the (cool dry) garage or outside under a tarpaulin.
Do I need to worry about the mould inside the hay? I have heard the odd
story of hay self combusting when it rots, any chance here you think.
I thought to kill the grass simply by placing it face down and letting the
lack of light deal to it.
Anything else I should be aware of?

You could keep it off the ground so that water doesn't store in the base
and rot it.

http://www.northernearth.co.uk/81/news.htm

Taken from the above URL;

SPC; or Spontaneous Plant Combustion...firemen called to a fire in a
living room at Blyth, Northumberland, concluded that the source was a
yucca plant that had suddenly burst into flames. The fire damaged
floorboards and carpet in the room, but the yucca itself survived and is
doing well. The fire service, however, blame it on peat; the plant had
not been watered for several days and the peat in its soil may have
decomposed, giving rise to bacterial activity that generates heat, a
process which can also cause haystack fires. The moral - well, yucca is
not very good for feng-shui, there are environmentally friendlier
alternatives to peat - but if you must have both, water it! [Daily Mail,
2-12-99]



Richard.


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