How Many Inches of Mulch for Run?

[ObiHenKanobi]

Thank you everyone! Put a thin layer of the wood chips down yesterday and the hens love it. Going to follow all the advice shared here, much appreciated!

 

[Edgars Mom]

One thing I'd like to mention in case it's important to someone is that most straw has been sprayed with Round up or something similar when it was growing to get rid of weeds. Not sure if it's persistent and present at the time of baling but there is very little available straw available that is organic and most farmers spray for weeds.

 

[3KillerBs]

One thing I'd like to mention in case it's important to someone is that most straw has been sprayed with Round up or something similar when it was growing to get rid of weeds. Not sure if it's persistent and present at the time of baling but there is very little available straw available that is organic and most farmers spray for weeds.

Round-up's lack of long-term persistence is what makes it a valuable tool for modern, erosion-resistant, no-till farming.

The spraying is usually done between crop cycles.

 

[aart]

Round-up's lack of long-term persistence

That may be, but.....there are other persistent herbicides(don't know names) that make using straw for garden mulch risky. there's been quite a lot of data on it, if you care to research it.