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Straw Bale Gardening: Dealing with Wheat Sprouts

Wheat straw bales contain some wheat seeds—sprouts are normal. Snip them off with scissors when they appear; they won't regrow. Few other weed seeds present. Clean wheat straw is ideal but not essential.

About Gardening: Sprouting Seeds for Nutrition: Seed Saving and Open-Pollinated Varieties; Seeding Bermuda Grass: Wheat Straw Mulch Benefits and Considerations; Mulching Newly Planted Seeds with Straw; Straw Bale Gardening: Methods & Benefits; Saving Pumpkin Seeds: Dry, Store, and Accept Surprises; Citron: The Rock-Hard Watermelon Relative Used for Preserves; Better Erosion Control Than Crabgrass; Using Wheat Straw as Mulch in the Vegetable Garden; Wheat Straw Mulch in the Vegetable Garden: Excellent Choice; Wheat Straw Over Fescue Seed: Standard Practice, Not a Problem

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