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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oklahomabassin" data-source="post: 4318703" data-attributes="member: 1546">Surely with it being a garden, it gets weeded/cultivated before weeds get out of control. Some people garden differently than myself. I see straw bales used in gardens a few different ways:1. Mulch. In my opinion the compressed bales don't fluff and have the coverage that non compressed bales do. The straw is smashed, possibly even crimped. It doesn't have the "insulation" quality that non compressed straw does. Either covers the ground but the non compressed bale just needs shaken out and spread out. The compressed will never fluff up the same. Some people garden differently than myself. 2. Planters. Some people plant directly into straw bales. From handling some compressed bales, I think the bale maybe to tight and restrictive for good root development. I know of succesful tomato plants in traditional straw bales. Some people garden differently than myself. That said, I will change my response.Hay bale is a pretty generic term. Bermuda grass is often baled for hay. Hay grazer is baled for hay. Peanut stalks is baled for hay. Alfalfa is baled for hay. Wheat is baled for hay. In my opinion you want straw bales because it is generally cheaper then hay for feeding. In my opinion you will like the non compressed bales more than the compressed.</blockquote>