On Sat, 20 May 2006 20:50:03 +1200, George.com wrote:

The bales are standard pasture hay, grasses and whatever else was
growing at the time of cutting.

So have a very high chance of being full of viable seeds from Buttercups,
Ragwort, Thistle (or whatever "garden nasties" grow wild in your part of
the world), and of course the not so nasty meadow flowers.

Do I need to worry about the mould inside the hay?

Only if you where thinking of using it as animal feed. ie Don't. The
mould is probably the reason they have been given away.

I have heard the odd story of hay self combusting when it rots, any
chance here you think.

One or two catch fire round here every year when put out for feed. These
are the big 6' dia 4' deep round bales mind, not one man lift oblong
ones.

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