"Staycalm" wrote in message
I am putting in my lovely veggie bed this weekend. What are the pros
and
cons of using hay, pea straw and sugar cane mulches? I'm interested
in
personal experience.

I prefer pea straw or lucerne hay as it breaks down into good food for
soil biota after it's done it's job of protecting the soil. I don't
like plain hay - too weedy. Never tried sugar cane. Have used old
leaves too and they work well.