salt hay

Coastal meadow harvest

Salt hay is dried grass harvested from coastal salt marshes, used as mulch, animal bedding, or erosion control.

Unlike regular hay, it grows in brackish tidal areas and contains few weed seeds, making it prized by gardeners: We spread salt hay around the tomato plants to retain moisture.

agricultural

fodder

Coarse livestock nourishment

landscaping · harvest · bale · thatch · livestock · horses · cattle · forage · feed · insulation

habitat

marsh

Grassy waterlogged lowland

brackish · saltmarsh · cordgrass · spartina · coastal · dunes · seashore · littoral · shoreline · intertidal

botanical

spartina

Salt-tolerant marsh grass

blade · stem · seed head · rhizome · native · wild · coarse · wiry · golden · dried

Opposites
habitat salinity

salt haytimothy hay

Dried perennial grass fodder

meadow hay · fescue

coastal vs. inland origin

salt hayprairie grass

Flatland vegetation type

prairie hay · meadow grass · bluegrass · buffalo grass · switchgrass

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