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<blockquote data-quote="whitewing" data-source="post: 821490" data-attributes="member: 14975"><p>This coming "winter", or rainy season down here, I plan to increase my production of bermuda bales significantly as I more than tripled my acreage planted in bermuda during the last winter. I don't yet have the storage capacity in the form of sheds to house all the bales I'll be producing, and frankly, I'm beginning to wonder if it's even worth it to try to construct such structures. I'm looking right now at assorted options for using hay tarps to protect the material. </p><p></p><p>The plan is to begin baling in June and continue through at least December. If possible, I'd like to hold on to the bales until the following January/February time frame because that's when no one seems to have bales available and I should be able to obtain the best pricing for my product.</p><p></p><p>My question relates to the use of hay tarps, and specifically what I should do at ground level. Do I need some sort of plastic ground cover? Can I set the bales directly on gravel or some such material. Obviously, placing the bales where water run-off won't be an issue is important.</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions are welcomed. </p><p></p><p>BTW, when I say "bale", I'm talking about standard small-sized bales that are manually handled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="whitewing, post: 821490, member: 14975"] This coming "winter", or rainy season down here, I plan to increase my production of bermuda bales significantly as I more than tripled my acreage planted in bermuda during the last winter. I don't yet have the storage capacity in the form of sheds to house all the bales I'll be producing, and frankly, I'm beginning to wonder if it's even worth it to try to construct such structures. I'm looking right now at assorted options for using hay tarps to protect the material. The plan is to begin baling in June and continue through at least December. If possible, I'd like to hold on to the bales until the following January/February time frame because that's when no one seems to have bales available and I should be able to obtain the best pricing for my product. My question relates to the use of hay tarps, and specifically what I should do at ground level. Do I need some sort of plastic ground cover? Can I set the bales directly on gravel or some such material. Obviously, placing the bales where water run-off won't be an issue is important. Any suggestions are welcomed. BTW, when I say "bale", I'm talking about standard small-sized bales that are manually handled. [/QUOTE]
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