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Round Bale Soybean Mulch
“Soybean straw makes great mulch for my garden,” says Tom Gogerty, Madrid, Iowa, who uses a chainsaw to cut sections of soybean straw from round bales.
He buys the bales from a neighbor for $20.
“I cut up the top half of the bale first,” says Gogerty. “I stick the chainsaw in half way up the bale and
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Round Bale Soybean Mulch BALE HANDLING “Soybean straw makes great mulch for my garden ” says Tom Gogerty Madrid Iowa who uses a chainsaw to cut sections of soybean straw from round bales He buys the bales from a neighbor for $20 “I cut up the top half of the bale first ” says Gogerty “I stick the chainsaw in half way up the bale and cut horizontally all the way around the bale Then I cut down vertically and section the top half of the bale off in quarters Once the top half of the bale is gone I cut up the bottom half There’s a 6-in dia piece left in the middle of the bale that the chainsaw can’t reach “I use up almost an entire bale every spring I wait until my garden crops are tall enough that I can mulch the whole garden ” notes Gogerty Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Gogerty 216 E 21st St Madrid Iowa 50156 ph 515 795-2685
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