pebbles
Chillin' In The Garden
I have raised beds and 4 horses. Any moldy alfalfa hay is used in the walk ways between the beds and I use the the hay in the beds also. As soon as seeds sprout on if I am planting seedlings I completely cover every square inch of the bed with 4"-5" of alfalfa, except for a smal area around each plant. You don't want the hay actually touching your plants. It keeps the beds moist and most definitely keeps out the weeds 100% for me. I did not mulch with the alfalfa my first year of gardening and I had to weed. The second year and last year I mulched very heavily with my molding alfalfa hay and I never have a weed problem.
I'm in NW Arizona, so it might be different for gardens in other areas of the country but for me it is such a time saver and helps me make use of moldy hay.
I'm in NW Arizona, so it might be different for gardens in other areas of the country but for me it is such a time saver and helps me make use of moldy hay.
