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<blockquote data-quote="HiredHand" data-source="post: 3798984" data-attributes="member: 2469"><p>I’ve been using Alfalfa hay for garden mulch the last few years. I was recommended by the lady that I buy my vegetable plants from. I’ve had good results.</p><p></p><p>I’ve heard about straw bales having herbicide residue, and some people that choose to garden using more organic methods avoid using straw. I don’t know what if any truth there is to that.</p><p></p><p>Edit: a quick google search found this article. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2022/06/03/be-careful-of-residual-herbicides-when-selling-hay-straw-for-vegetable-mulch-or-compost/[/URL]</p><p></p><h3><strong>What is aminopyralid and how does residual herbicide affect non-target plants?</strong></h3><p>Aminopyralid is a herbicide active ingredient found in several popular pasture products such as GrazonNext™, Milestone™, Chapparral™ and similar products. This and other similar chemicals have residual activity and can be retained in plant tissues, animal manure, and soil, which makes them a very useful for controlling certain troublesome broadleaf weeds in grass pastures for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, this residual activity increases the potential for causing trouble in vegetables or other crops when hay or animal manure from aminopyralid treated pastures is mistakenly used for mulch, compost, etc. In Florida, aminopyralid containing pasture herbicides are often used as the “<strong>go to</strong>” for control of hard to control weeds like horsenettle and tropical soda apple which are potentially toxic to livestock. Tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant are in the same genus (Solanum) as those weeds and are therefore very susceptible to this herbicide as are many other vegetable and other broadleaf crops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HiredHand, post: 3798984, member: 2469"] I’ve been using Alfalfa hay for garden mulch the last few years. I was recommended by the lady that I buy my vegetable plants from. I’ve had good results. I’ve heard about straw bales having herbicide residue, and some people that choose to garden using more organic methods avoid using straw. I don’t know what if any truth there is to that. Edit: a quick google search found this article. [URL unfurl="true"]https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2022/06/03/be-careful-of-residual-herbicides-when-selling-hay-straw-for-vegetable-mulch-or-compost/[/URL] [HEADING=2][B]What is aminopyralid and how does residual herbicide affect non-target plants?[/B][/HEADING] Aminopyralid is a herbicide active ingredient found in several popular pasture products such as GrazonNext™, Milestone™, Chapparral™ and similar products. This and other similar chemicals have residual activity and can be retained in plant tissues, animal manure, and soil, which makes them a very useful for controlling certain troublesome broadleaf weeds in grass pastures for an extended period of time. Unfortunately, this residual activity increases the potential for causing trouble in vegetables or other crops when hay or animal manure from aminopyralid treated pastures is mistakenly used for mulch, compost, etc. In Florida, aminopyralid containing pasture herbicides are often used as the “[B]go to[/B]” for control of hard to control weeds like horsenettle and tropical soda apple which are potentially toxic to livestock. Tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplant are in the same genus (Solanum) as those weeds and are therefore very susceptible to this herbicide as are many other vegetable and other broadleaf crops. [/QUOTE]
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