What to do with molded straw?

[lorihadams]

Can I use some free straw that has molded a bit for anything? I was thinking of burning it and putting it in the garden soil.....something close to an attempt at biochar. I certainly won't feed it to anything and I know that even using it as bedding would be bad so can I do anything with it?

 

[Ldychef2k]

Cob bench?

 

[freemotion]

Cool bench....I'd wait until it dries to sit on it, though!

Burning it would work, or just compost it, if you have a good-size compost pile. It will be good for your pile. Mix it in a bit. Wear a mask if you do, don't breathe in the mold spores.

 

[dacjohns]

Mulch.

 

[justusnak]

I throw any wet straw I have in the hog pen. They smash it into the mud....and I have to say..I am eyeing that "mud" for the garden next year!

 

[me&thegals]

Use to mulch things in your garden next year or dig it in this fall.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

I'd use it for mulch! My strawberries are needing some mulch to help overwinter.

After I mulched the garden, I'd throw the rest in the chicken pen for them to play in. I put an intact square bale in there a couple of years ago, they had a blast! Tore it to shreds and love scratching around in it for months until it finally turned to dust.

 

[SKR8PN]

Till it into the garden and let it break down over winter. Your garden will love you for it.

 

[patandchickens]

Yup, just use it for the garden in some fashion, don't burn it (first or at all).

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[lorihadams]

thanks everyone!