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Originally Posted by doodah
2. There is soil-less gardening also, using alfalfa hay. This is done when you are ready to plant, but you need to get the hay in advance. Basically you build a bed of alfalfa bales, breaking up the hay and intermingling compost or manure. Your plants are put directly into this mix. As it breaks down and gets compacted, you just keep adding more alfalfa hay around the plants. No weeds grow and this needs less water because the hay acts as a mulch.
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Dantheman62 asked me this question:
won't the hay get, or turn moldy, just wondering because I know if it sits to long it gets moldy in bales anyway.
I can't find my original reply to him, but I haven't heard that that is a problem. The bales are broken up, not used as tight bales, so air circulates. It is recommended that you occasionally go along with a stick or pitchfork and punch air holes down through to aerate. This helps the composting process along. This method of gardening is actually good for the soil, doesn't deplete minerals.