Name: greene Savannah, GA (Sunset 28) (Zone 8b) I have no use for internet bullies!
Straw is what you want to use. (I learned this the hard way. )
Just as a bit of insurance, we learned to spread the straw out in the paved driveway for a day or two (when no rain was predicted) to allow the birds to eat any stray weed seeds which may have tagged along in the bale.
Sunset Zone 28, AHS Heat Zone 9, USDA zone 8b~"Leaf of Faith"
Straw is what you want to use. (I learned this the hard way. 
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