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MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES

No truer words have been spoken. Before baling, the sugar cane trash is raked (turned over) a number of times so that it dries properly. This is important for the storing of the bales and the subsequent quality of the mulch.

Kriedemann Farms bale the cane trash only when the leaf is dried to minimize dirt accumulation during baling.

A tether rake is used which works in a horizontal plane and does not make contact with the ground. If it does touch, because the fingers on the rake are made of plastic rather than steel, they donít kick up extreme amounts of dust.
The tether rake doesnít only roll the hay but gently gathers it into a windrow. This alone reduces the amount of dust in the product. Dust control does not end there.
Once collected the hay bales are cured before processing. By starting with trash or cane leaf hay that has been dried properly and bales that have been properly cured, any dirt and dust can be shaken loose from the cane leaf.
The cane bales are hammer milled and then passed across a shaking screen that kicks the dust free.
Powerful suction fans then separate the freed dust which is sent via piping into a large stand alone Silo. A truck load of dust and fines is separated from the mulch every day and is used in composting.
The investment in research, technology and special techniques used by Kriedemann Farms benefits the consumer by producing much cleaner mulch.
Customers often comment that the ease of use and cleanliness of Kriedemann Farms Organic Sugar Cane Mulch makes it a pleasure to work with.
Determination to be the supplier of the cleanest Sugar Cane Mulch in Australia drives Kriedemann Farms investment in research and technology.MOULD FREE
The drying and curing process has other benefits to you. Because of the care and attention to correctly baling, curing and handling the cane trash before processing, only completely dried and cured material is packed into the bag.
If the mulch was to go into the bag ìgreen ì ie not cured, it may start to compost anaerobically, in the absence of oxygen, and cause some undesirable consequences.
This would not affect how the material acts on your garden, but could expose the user to undesirable organisms. The Australian Standards was created in response to problems associated with potting mix and legionella bacteria, so the risks associated from anaerobic decomposition are very real and should be taken very seriously.
Mulch that has become wet through a tear hole in the bag has access to oxygen and does not pose a problem, however any mulch product that has gone mouldy in a sealed bag should be returned to the place of purchase immediately.
Kriedemann Farms have invested considerable time, money and resources into understanding the essential qualities of cane trash. This knowledge has been instrumental in the development of our Erosion Control Product called EVERGRO

A short summary of the reasons why Kriedemann Organic Sugar Cane Mulch not only helps water retention but also prevents erosion is set out below

NATURAL FIBRE MATRIX
The length and the profile of the mulch pieces of the Sugar cane fibre is important.
The Kriedemann Organic Sugar Cane Mulch will form a natural fibre matrix on top of the soil that prevents the material blowing away or eroding away on a slope.
This fibre matrix has been widely used by Engineers and Landscape designers to stabilize banks and other areas subject to erosion. Through extensive research into
this natural fibre matrix of interlocking fibres, the optimum size for the sugar cane fibre was discovered.
Sugar cane trash that is simply chopped up with a forage harvester does not have a profile that will form a matrix as effectively, if at all.

In Summary KRIEDEMANN FARMS ORGANIC SUGAR CANE mulch has three important features that set it apart from all other mulches.
1 Integrated Dust Reduction Program from paddock to your garden.
2 Guaranteed Mould free to limit the risk of anaerobic decomposition.
3 Sized and profiled to form a Natural Fibre Matrix that holds the mulch in place.