Hay & Straw
Hay
- Hay can contain weed seeds but if you always keep mulch on your garden the weeds won’t get a chance to sprout.
- Hay rots slowly and will improve the condition of your
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- There are lots of
 pockets in hay which worms love. You can entice them into your garden and they will fertilize thefor you.
- Hay is an especially good conditioner for
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- Use a flake of hay, a strip at least 1" thick (2.5 cm) and place them side by side.
- If you plan to use hay with newspaper add just enough of it hold the newspaper down.
Straw
- Straw has the same properties as hay put it has fewer weeds and less nutrients.
- It may contain a few seeds but the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
- Straw holds
 well and adds nutrients to theas it slowly decomposes.
mulch
soil conditioning
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