Tackified straw update

[Deborah Maier]

Hi All,

Thanks to Vicki and Kathy for the replies. I did indeed call and email the company, (DeWitt) and their lack of response speaks volumes. I learned from a gardener online that the same material from another company 'may contain tree resins' and other materials. The nursery where I bought it had no idea it contained anything. 

Caveat Emptor!

I got store credit and ended up spending more...

Got a bale of Mulch Master straw/hay mix at Sprainbrook, great stuff but indeed very very finely chopped and likely to blow everywhere. I've wetted a bucketful and will lay that down against the weeds.

Seems like the old-school bales of salt hay, large pieces that don't fly, would be a great thing to have. Oh well. This should at least keep down the weeds and the need for watering.

Happy gardening, everyone,

Deb M

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Kathy Sullivan <kamsu...@verizon.net> wrote:

I suggest that you give the company a call and ask about the straw. The website says it is safe for children and animals, but has no details about the binder/tack.

Kathy   

On May 11, 2015, at 5:44 AM, Vicki Travis <vtra...@gmail.com> wrote:

if you get any answer to this I'd love to know. 

On Thursday, May 7, 2015, Craig Foxman <cfo...@hastingsgov.org> wrote:

Dear Fellow Gardeners,

 Does anyone know of this product:

 DeWitt Straw TackSak

 ?  Contrary to what it seems, the link leads nowhere helpful.  The company is more for contstuction related supplies, apparently.

. I bought a bale of this material from Amodio's in WP, thinking it was ordinary broken straw. But in fact it has some kind of adhesive incorporated into it.

 Amazingly, I can find nothing online attesting to its appropriateness for organic vegetable gardening. 

Does anyone know? 

 If not, I won't even open the bag.

 In which case----does anyone have a good source for old hay or straw? It's definitely time to mulch!

 Thanks for any leads,

 Deb M

 

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[mich...@aol.com]

Readers hardware in Dobbs has bags of hay.  Not cut too small.  I've had it down for more than two weeks, hasn't blown away.