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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA3jXEt2tt8 by Beginner's Garden - Journey with Jill 22/6/22 YouTube] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA3jXEt2tt8 by Beginner's Garden - Journey with Jill 22/6/22 YouTube] | ||
I grew a 47-bale straw bale garden my first year on my current property. With the hard packed clay that covered the land, I knew I wanted raised beds. But I also knew I wanted to grow EVERYTHING right NOW. So I quickly put together a straw bale garden and I fell in love with it. Now three years later with 10 raised beds and raised planting space all around the perimeter fence, I still save space for 20 straw bales and 20 second year bales (for my potatoes). I can't imagine a time where I won't have one. Tomatoes, potatoes and sweet potatoes are absolute musts in the bales every year. But I also add a few other vining crops like cucumbers, cantaloupe, mango melons and noodle beans. It's a beautiful way to garden and my hard packed clay has a beautiful, rich layer of compost in my straw bale garden area. | I grew a 47-bale straw bale garden my first year on my current property. With the hard packed clay that covered the land, I knew I wanted raised beds. But I also knew I wanted to grow EVERYTHING right NOW. So I quickly put together a straw bale garden and I fell in love with it. Now three years later with 10 raised beds and raised planting space all around the perimeter fence, I still save space for 20 straw bales and 20 second year bales (for my potatoes). I can't imagine a time where I won't have one. Tomatoes, potatoes and sweet potatoes are absolute musts in the bales every year. But I also add a few other vining crops like cucumbers, cantaloupe, mango melons and noodle beans. It's a beautiful way to garden and my hard packed clay has a beautiful, rich layer of compost in my straw bale garden area. | ||
=====Planting in Your Straw Bale Garden===== | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDh7wO2C8y0 by Straw Bale Garden Club .COM 23/4/20 youTube] | |||
Are you ready to start planting your own vegetable garden? Once you've conditioned your bales, here's how to plant seedlings and seeds in your Straw Bale Garden. | |||
Joel Karsten invented this method of growing vegetables and has tested what works for thirty years now. When you follow his tips, your odds of success are extremely high, especially compared to growing in a traditional in-the-ground garden. | |||
You can find many more videos & a growing community of SBG enthusiasts at StrawBaleGardenClub.com. Sprout level membership is free, so check it out. The forum on StrawBaleGardenClub is a great place to ask questions, get trustworthy answers, and get inspired by the results of straw bale gardeners all around the world. | |||
We'd love to have you join our "global gardening revolution." | |||
