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Straw Mulch Cover
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Definition:
Straw Mulch Cover is straw that is either spread by machine or by hand to cover bare soils. Rye, wheat, oat, rice and native grass straw can be applied.
Uses:
Temporary and permanent cover for slopes 2:1 or less.
Narrative:
Straw Mulch Cover provides temporary and/or permanent protection of disturbed soil. Mulch is machine or hand applied approximately 3 ton per acre. The chopped straw provides a bonded matrix that gives immediate protection against splash erosion. Straw Mulch Cover provides a protected environment for grass seeds to germinate in as little as 8 days.
Similar Products
- Yard Debris Compost
- Hydroseeding
- Matting
Advantages:
- Lower cost to install than Yard Debris Compost or Hydroseed.
- Natural bonded matrix characteristic which provides immediate erosion protection.
- Hand applications allows for remote project installation unlike compost and hydroseeding that require equipment to install product.
- Saves the Environment, straw is the by product of seed or grain production. In years past unused straw would be burned as its uses where limited.
Disadvantages:
- As a temporary control for areas to be reworked at a later date, Straw is an organic material that would require its removal or stripping. Similarly to Yard Debris Compost that is also an organic material.
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