g'day janaka,

yep i'd be using it have done in the past , the mould is part of the beak down process.

Here is a link that might be useful: lens garden page

I always use hay with mold for mulch. Just be sure to were a mask when spreading it - the mold can irritate your lungs.

TomNJ

Leaf mold isn't really forest humus. Forest humus consists of many materials besides leaves. Leaf mold that gardeners speak of is made from leaves that are gathered and ignored until they turn into something beautiful, dark, crumbly, soft, worm-filled.

Your decomposing hay is going to thrill you. It may be weedy, which is easily remedied, if it is, by applying more mulch.

The mold you see may be just a part of the digestion process of the hay or it could be a toxin that is often formed in improperly cured hay. While that hay can be used as mulch with no problem even if the mold is that toxin you need to wear protective equipment since breathing in those spores, if they are toxins, can result in your death.

Yikes!!! Death!!

I LOVE kimmsr!! Everything is more exciting when he's around.

(I mean it.)

The "moldy hay" is composting itself. Use it.

Wear a HAZMAT breather if you are sensitive to mold spores, and if you are immuno-compromised or elderly, get someone else to do it.

kimmsr vacillates between "natural is good" and "natural can kill you" ... this seems to be the latter