Can we use alfalfa hay to mulch/fertilize trees, plants and vegetables? It won't burns their roots, correct?

Oxbow’s network of hay growers follow practices of good land stewardship in order to ensure quality crops year after year, so our hay has minimal treatment of herbicides and pesticides throughout the growth cycle, with use being limited to preserving crop integrity. The withdrawal period for these applications is 30 days and most pesticides or herbicides have a 10-14 day waiting period before harvesting. These waiting periods are followed strictly by all Oxbow hay growers, ensuring the integrity and safety of all Oxbow hay crops. None of our partner growers use any herbicides in the family of picolinic acids (i.e. clopyralids, aminopyralid, picloram, triclopyr, and several others). These herbicides are known to have longer residual presence in the soils compared to other commonly used herbicides and the chemical is not broken down through the digestive process. As such, our hay would be safe to use as mulch in the garden.

Anyone use this for poultry? I heard alfalfa is good to calm down roosters.

I don’t know anything about raising chickens but as far as alfalfa goes, this is very high quality We use it for our bunny in moderation. It has a lot of protein.

Hi. I know that this may seem like a weird question,but has anyone found dead grasshoppers in their bag? It was from a different brand that I found on

I have used Oxbow hay for years and other brands too. From time to time, but rarely, I have found a dead insect, on one occasion a live cricket. I don't recall which brands. It's an agricultural product. In general, Oxbow hay is markedly better packaged. There is less dust and debris and fewer small particles in the bag.

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A**R

BEST HAY for bunnies

MY little mini Lops favorite hay,,,she only eats this brand,I f i buy something else she walks away...GREAT QUALITY,Bought multiple times.

14.09.2025

A**E

Uh it's oxbow!

It's definitely dusty but I love oxbow products for my rabbit or roach chow for the reptile feeders . Great reliable brand. Should not be fed often to rabbits over 6 months . Which to Timothy hay.

8.08.2025

M**G

Great product

Great value and the best price I have found. Hay is green and fresh. Perfect for my bunny

6.07.2025

@**E

Bunny approved , great value for money !

My bunnies absolutely love this alfalfa hay! It’s fresh and keeps them happily munching all day. Perfect for young or picky rabbits. Great quality and no dust—definitely a staple in our bunny household! Great value for money !

2.05.2025

B**E

Great alfalfa hay very clean

I got this alfalfa hay for what I thought was a pregnant chinchilla, but ended up finding out that she was just fat! This is a great high-quality hay that my chinchillas love, but I will be switching them out to Timothy hay because that is better nutritionally for them . The alfalfa hay does smell very good. There was no mold present and it was very dry. Just like it should be. It was shipped in its own box and labeled properly and I think is great value for the money. It was a nice green color and you got a lot of hay for the price.

28.01.2025

L**G

8/19/24 update

Got this for my baby bunnies and they are still under one year. They love it almost like crack so I do try to limit it 😅 but it is definitely nutritious. I did start to mix with general Timothy hay like third cut or the usual so they can slowly adjust but yes they know which is alfalfa. Vet did say they are considered sweet and high in sugar which would be good for babies but as rabbits need to be cautious with sugar foods, I did include their diet with non alfalfa.But overall it does what it needs and it's always great quality from oxbow. Plenty of hay stalks but we did have more small cut mulch like hay which our baby bunnies did like as well so you get different textures!

10.08.2024

K**T

better than full cheeks hay imo

i definitely recommend this over full cheeks hay. full cheeks hay is more leafy making it so dusty. my bunny sneezes when eating full cheeks hay because some of the tiny bits would get in her nose frequently but after switching her to oxbow, her sneezing lessened by A LOT. even my sneezing lessened with this hay since it's way less dusty. oxbow hay is crunchier which is also great for her teeth.

1.08.2025

S**N

Good quality

My guy loves it

16.09.2025