wheat straw has white growth, bad for new grass ?
 

i have some wheat straw i planed to cover a large patch of bare dirt
that I prepped, spread new seed and starter fertilizer.

The wheat straw was very damp and had some white fuzzy growth in it
?? (mildew/mold/fungus) ??

Will this wheat straw white growth be bad/harmful cover for the grass
seed ?

Thanks for any helpful replies,

robb

wheat straw has white growth, bad for new grass ?
 

On 4/3/2011 5:41 PM, robb wrote:
i have some wheat straw i planed to cover a large patch of bare dirt
that I prepped, spread new seed and starter fertilizer.

The wheat straw was very damp and had some white fuzzy growth in it ??
(mildew/mold/fungus) ??

Will this wheat straw white growth be bad/harmful cover for the grass
seed ?
....

no

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wheat straw has white growth, bad for new grass ?
 

"dpb" wrote in message ...

On 4/3/2011 5:41 PM, robb wrote:
i have some wheat straw i planed to cover a large patch of bare dirt
that I prepped, spread new seed and starter fertilizer.

The wheat straw was very damp and had some white fuzzy growth in it
??
(mildew/mold/fungus) ??

Will this wheat straw white growth be bad/harmful cover for the
grass
seed ?
....

no

--
Thanks dpb,

I got the wheat straw from H.D.
Do you know what the powdery white fluffy stuff is ? It looks menacing
?

Does it matter what kind of seed or fertilizer i use ?
I used scotts/rebel fescue - shade tolerant varieties + annual rye +
scotts starter fertilizer

i know some seed says it has fungicide on the seed (ie. pennington)
Thanks again for the reply.
robb