Using gin trash as bulk material in sheetmulch

I searched and found only a few comments on using gin trash in compost. I got a 10 cubic yard load of it from the local gin and wondered if I could use it in the bulk layer of my first effort at sheet mulch. I was warned there were likely to be seeds, but in Gaia's Garden, he said seeds don't tend to germinate in that layer.

I also have several loads of wood chips, but I wanted to put that on top since I don't think there are seeds?

Oh, and do I need to keep this dry until use? It's just piled up out there near where I intend to use it for now.

What a lucky find.

I see no reason why that would not work for mulch.

The fermenting stage might have killed the seeds, also.

I have read somewhere about using the leftovers from other ferments, too. I believe in composting.

Hi Tyler,

Welcome to Permies.

just for clarity’s sake, do you mean waste from a cotton gin? i suspect you’ll be alright, especially if you’re really covering it well with heavier material.

Gin trash dose make good compost.  I have not seen any in years and at 1 point they would separate out the seeds to sell for dairy cattle feed.

I guess if I had googled gin trash I would have been referred to cotton gin trash rather than leftover juniper berries.