Cheap Solution for a Muddy Backyard:  My dogs track in mud from  my backyard every spring.  During the winter the dogs barely step off the patio in the cold to do their business.  So my grass well is no more by the end of the winter.  So once the thaw happens, my back yard turns into a muddy mess. My daughters birthday is in March and it is usually the 1st really nice day.  Which means I have 15 kids running in and out of my home in the mud.   So several years ago we decided we needed a solution for our muddy backyard.

Cheap Solution for a Muddy Backyard:

Straw/ Hay

We purchase Straw or hay depending on the garden centers recommendation.

• Straw has seeds so wit will make weeds in your lawn-  For us we have not been able to get grass (because of the dog urine) to grow in that area beside the weeds in the straw.. so it is ok for us.  Straw is the cheaper solution about $13 bale
• Salt Hay does not have seeds  so it will not make weeks in your yard.  Salt hay cost about $17 a bale

What I love about this Cheap Solution for a Muddy Backyard is the straw/hay actually will decompose as the spring and summer come so by early summer it the mud and hay are all gone.

1 Bale of straw / hay did a large area  I used the entire bale

No more muddy shoes or paw prints in your home .. your welcome.