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keeping weeds down - Knowledgebase Question
Seed Starting
SAINT LOUIS, MO (Zone 5B)
Question by
rachelsj7777
March 21, 2009
Is straw good to use instead of mulch in a vegetable garden?
Answer from
NGA
March 21, 2009
Straw is fine; hay is not. Straw is clean, seed free, and can be worked into the soil after the gardening season ends.
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