Using composted hay

[doublebowgoats]

Will the leftover composted hay from the goat barn ever break down enough that bermuda grass won't grow from it? This year all my compost piles have at least a little hay and I am afraid to use it because once that grass gets going you can never seem to get rid of it.

[Sondra]

are you adding any molasses to help with the composting?

[doublebowgoats]

No. When I start making cheese again the piles will get some whey but i didn't think about molasses.

[Twillingate Farm]

Michelle, I've used the composted hay to cover my potato sets for the past several years with no adverse weed growth. In fact, after harvesting the potatoes in the fall, I either burn off the remaining hay, or turn it in. We plant the potato seeds on the surface and add about 4" of mulch cover.

[doublebowgoats]

Oh, thanks for that! I just didn't want to inadverdently plant bermuda grass because it soo hard to get rid of.