Mainely Mulch

Mainely Mulch "Salt Hay Substitute" is superior to all other packaged or baled hay or straw products!

Mainely Mulch is exposed to extremely high drying temperatures, just short of combustion. High temperatures destroy noxious weed seeds as well as the majority of any residual "crop seeds" such wheat, oats, or barley. Though not 100% sterilized, Mainely Mulch is as clean a product as we can make without resorting to the use of chemical herbicides that would render it unsuitable for organic gardening. We produce a "virtually weed free" mulch that reduces the likelihood of contributing foreign plant species to gardens, perennial beds, or newly seeded lawn areas. These high temperatures also destroy mold, mildew and fungal spores. Should a few residual crop seeds germinate, an early pick or pull will easily "nip them in the bud" permanently.

Other hay or straw products are "field dried" and not exposed to high temperature treatment. Mainely Mulch is "Virtually weed free" because we exposed it to very high temperatures, and we put that in writing! Others cannot make that claim because they're only field dried.

Mainely Mulch is superior to pelletized paper pulp and compost products. Pelletized mulch products require special spreaders to apply them correctly. When they are under applied they fail to function properly due to potential gaps between them. If they're over applied, they may disrupt healthy grass emergence by impeding germination and suffocating young grass seedlings.

Mainely Mulch functions well when applied by hand over newly sown grass seed. It doesn't require any special equipment, spreading by hand works great, it's very forgiving!

Mainely Mulch may be used as a protective mulch cover around roses, annuals, herbs, vegetables, perennials, shrubs, trees, bulbs, and virtually any other horticultural application you can think of. Other mulches cannot match our products versatility or cost effectiveness.

Mainely Mulch "Salt Hay Substitute" is far more environmentally responsible than conventional salt marsh hay because it is never harvested from ecologically sensitive coastal estuaries and flood plain areas. The continued seasonal harvesting of salt hay disrupts and damages these areas and may eventually destroy vital ecosystems! Our product's components are derived from wheat, oat, or barley straw blended with timothy and alfalfa hay, grown, chopped, blended, heat treated, and packaged in Aroostook County, Maine.