Hay! [View all]
Wow, I've been away for a bit and Rural is gone! And here I have a farm kind of question. It's about hay/straw.
Just bought a home in a rural area and it's been vacant for 3 years. So, the yard is pretty much void of grass. I looked up how to plant grass in the fall here and it says to put down seed, water, and then cover with 3" of straw. Or maybe it said hay. I never knew there was a difference.
Last week my elderly lady neighbor was cleaning out her shed and told me I could have anything I wanted and there were these two bales of straw/hay. I said I'd take those. So, today, they were deposited in my back yard. And I moved them onto my covered, cement patio. Then, I got to wondering if they were safe there, or a fire hazard. They will only sit there for a few weeks before I spread them. But I'm still not sure if it's hay or straw. So, here's a picture.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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