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Straw as mulch
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I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra |
Straw as mulch
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:02:58 +0900, Sandra Bodycoat wrote:
Hi I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra Yes. Where? |
Straw as mulch
g'day sandra,
if it's cheap use it that's the rule, when you say lucerne mulch is that spoilt lucerne mulch hay or fodder quality? usually spoilt hay is not that expensive around here about $8 per bale the same as sugar cane mulch in rough bales. staw doesn't put much nutrient in as it slowly breaks down mostly carbon is what it adds, so maybe from time to time yo could altenate and sue spoilt luceren or pasture grass hay's? On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:02:58 +0900, "Sandra Bodycoat" wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
Straw as mulch
Sandra Bodycoat wrote:
Hi I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra Straw is generally excellent mulch. As with anything you put into your soil it is a good idea to understand the provenance of what you are buying.. Usually (but not always) straw is just the stalks and refuse from a cereal crop and contains little in the way of nasty chemicals or living things. It is possible however for weed seeds (including the cereal crop it came from) or other undesirable things to be included. Cut and dried lucerne and lupin would more properly be called hay. Hay is a mix of whatever plants were in the pasture at the time of cutting including all parts of the plant above the cutting level. Thus depending on when it was cut you can get high levels of viable seeds. The nature of those seeds depends on the grasses and weeds present. In such cases composting may kill the seeds but then you have compost not mulch. You can often buy cheap bales that are too old to use a stock feed (hay) or stock bedding (straw) and they may be partly composted already from just lying around or getting wet. Such may be quite good and fairly harmless. They can also come complete with snakes and other vermin depending on where it has been lying about and how long. David |
Straw as mulch
Have a look at the results here...
http://tinyurl.com/HeyHay "Sandra Bodycoat" wrote in message . au... Hi I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra |
Straw as mulch
"Sandra Bodycoat" wrote in message
. au... Hi I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra Jonno wrote: Have a look at the results here... http://tinyurl.com/HeyHay This shows the result of adding large amounts of organic matter to improve impoverished soil. It doesn't address the questions asked: whether straw is good mulch or how it compares to hay. David |
Straw as mulch
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... "Sandra Bodycoat" wrote in message . au... Hi I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra Jonno wrote: Have a look at the results here... http://tinyurl.com/HeyHay This shows the result of adding large amounts of organic matter to improve impoverished soil. It doesn't address the questions asked: whether straw is good mulch or how it compares to hay. David It shows results fro both and a favourable outcome. Don't be so pedantic. |
Straw as mulch
Pedantic, being an adjective is defined as being overly concerned with
minute details especially in teaching. while shallow on the other hand means superficial or lacking depth "Jonno" wrote in message ... "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... "Sandra Bodycoat" wrote in message . au... Hi I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra Jonno wrote: Have a look at the results here... http://tinyurl.com/HeyHay This shows the result of adding large amounts of organic matter to improve impoverished soil. It doesn't address the questions asked: whether straw is good mulch or how it compares to hay. David It shows results fro both and a favourable outcome. Don't be so pedantic. |
Straw as mulch
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
"Sandra Bodycoat" wrote in message . au... Hi I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra Jonno wrote: Have a look at the results here... http://tinyurl.com/HeyHay This shows the result of adding large amounts of organic matter to improve impoverished soil. It doesn't address the questions asked: whether straw is good mulch or how it compares to hay. Despite that ti was an interesting article. A classic description of a no-dig garden a la Esther Dean. |
Straw as mulch
Thank you for reading this.
It was not an item for criticism, despite our different beliefs with "the man with the hyphenated name" re climate change. Of course hay is a good mulch. "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote in message . au... "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message "Sandra Bodycoat" wrote in message . au... Hi I have seen bales of straw advertised and I was wondering if this would be fine to use as a mulch, as it is cheaper than lucerne mulch? Thanks Sandra Jonno wrote: Have a look at the results here... http://tinyurl.com/HeyHay This shows the result of adding large amounts of organic matter to improve impoverished soil. It doesn't address the questions asked: whether straw is good mulch or how it compares to hay. Despite that ti was an interesting article. A classic description of a no-dig garden a la Esther Dean. |
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