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[https://kellogggarden.com/blog/gardening/planting-and-growing-in-straw-bales/ by KELLOGG] | [https://kellogggarden.com/blog/gardening/planting-and-growing-in-straw-bales/ by KELLOGG] | ||
You might think that using straw bales in any way is something only a farmer would do — but if that’s what you’re thinking, you’re missing out on an incredible opportunity to do raised bed gardening in a unique way. Rather than go the more labor-intensive route of building raised beds for your veggies, let the straw bales do the work for you. Intrigued? Keep reading for ideas on how you can create this unusual container garden. | You might think that using straw bales in any way is something only a farmer would do — but if that’s what you’re thinking, you’re missing out on an incredible opportunity to do raised bed gardening in a unique way. Rather than go the more labor-intensive route of building raised beds for your veggies, let the straw bales do the work for you. Intrigued? Keep reading for ideas on how you can create this unusual container garden. | ||
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[https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/straw-bale-gardening-ze0z1310zcov/ by Joel Karsten 15/10/13 MOTHER EARTH NEWS] | |||
Author, lecturer, and straw bale gardening pioneer Joel Karsten hails from Minnesota, where he even grows peanuts and sweet potatoes in ordinary bales of straw. In Straw Bale Gardens (Cool Springs Press, 2013), Karsten explains the simplicity and benefit of gardening with straw bales and all the necessary details to start your unique garden and how to keep it growing. Maybe you desire to grow a garden but don’t have the space or the tools to turn a grassy plot of land into an area of thriving plants and wholesome produce. By fitting straw bale gardening into your garden plans, you can overcome these obstacles. Read what brought Karsten to the innovative and efficient idea of Straw Bale Gardening and find the inspiration to start one, yourself. This excerpt is taken from the introduction of Straw Bale Gardens. | |||
