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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1273668" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>BK, I tarped some hay like that a few years ago with some cotton module covers--completely covered them just as you have done, and they molded so bad on the outer 1/4 of each bale they were stinking and I ended up unrolling the bad part and using it as compost for my garden. When you completely enclose them, even if they are really dry when you tarp them, condensation builds up on the underside of the tarp or plastic sheeting every night when the air cools off, and especially if it rains on a hot day and the moisture leaches down into the hay. </p><p>Next time I tarped some, I just covered it 1/2 way. If viewed from the flat end like a clock face, just cover it from about the 9 oclock to 3 oclock position and leave the ends open to air and sunshine, you will have a much better results---or I did anyway.</p><p>You haven't wasted the $$ on the plastic sheeting--you just need to fold it so it doesn't cover the whole bales and doesn't create a sauna.</p><p>Kinda like this:</p><p><img src="http://www.sliponsbalebonnets.com/graphics/bonnet.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>M-5 posted some pretty neat tricks on how to easily hold the sheeting down using the hay's own strings, but I don't remember which thread it was in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1273668, member: 18945"] BK, I tarped some hay like that a few years ago with some cotton module covers--completely covered them just as you have done, and they molded so bad on the outer 1/4 of each bale they were stinking and I ended up unrolling the bad part and using it as compost for my garden. When you completely enclose them, even if they are really dry when you tarp them, condensation builds up on the underside of the tarp or plastic sheeting every night when the air cools off, and especially if it rains on a hot day and the moisture leaches down into the hay. Next time I tarped some, I just covered it 1/2 way. If viewed from the flat end like a clock face, just cover it from about the 9 oclock to 3 oclock position and leave the ends open to air and sunshine, you will have a much better results---or I did anyway. You haven't wasted the $$ on the plastic sheeting--you just need to fold it so it doesn't cover the whole bales and doesn't create a sauna. Kinda like this: [img]http://www.sliponsbalebonnets.com/graphics/bonnet.jpg[/img] M-5 posted some pretty neat tricks on how to easily hold the sheeting down using the hay's own strings, but I don't remember which thread it was in. [/QUOTE]
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