Tannin family: detergent, then oxygen
How to get silage and hay out
Fermented plant juices and green pigments.
Do this first
Shake off
Fresh stain
- Shake off
- Enzyme detergent
- Oxygen soak
- Wash warm
Dried or old
- Overnight oxygen soak
- Fabric care
- Air out sour smell before washing.
- Time
- 1 h
- How to tell
- Look: olive-brown patches; Feel: damp, then stiff; Smell: sour
Where this fix comes from
- Household folk practice, checked against the guides above
- American Cleaning Institute, Stain Removal Chart
We check every fix against these published guides. We do not run a test lab of our own.
Before you start
- Test on a hidden seam first.
- Never mix cleaners.
- Keep it out of the dryer until the stain is gone.