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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jArDqSOYbAo by The University of Maine 28/4/20 YouTube] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jArDqSOYbAo by The University of Maine 28/4/20 YouTube] | ||
I did one season of straw bale gardening, using 23 bales. Though it has worked beautifully for some, it was a big pain in my ass! We had Water&evaporation issues, slug&earwig infestations, nutrient deficiencies, herbicides, and the combined costs of preparation and water, totaling over $600. And, when I had mentioned these problems on Joel Karsten';s site, he personally emailed me and called me an asshole! Na. This method is just an old novelty that people, like Karsten, have used to sell books and products. Though, I am grateful that my difficulties had caused me to learn much more about gardening. This year is no dig w/ compost mulch. | I did one season of straw bale gardening, using 23 bales. Though it has worked beautifully for some, it was a big pain in my ass! We had Water&evaporation issues, slug&earwig infestations, nutrient deficiencies, herbicides, and the combined costs of preparation and water, totaling over $600. And, when I had mentioned these problems on Joel Karsten';s site, he personally emailed me and called me an asshole! Na. This method is just an old novelty that people, like Karsten, have used to sell books and products. Though, I am grateful that my difficulties had caused me to learn much more about gardening. This year is no dig w/ compost mulch. | ||
=====Planting Straw Bale Gardens===== | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC0vO3lHucE by Survival HT 21/1/15 YouTube] | |||
Updates to the conditioning bales video. This video focuses on how to plant straw or hay bale gardens and shows some early progress of plant growth | |||
This video shows how to plant a straw bale garden. The speaker explains how to prepare the bales, plant seeds and starts, and water the garden. They also discuss the benefits of straw bale gardening, such as low maintenance and the ability to grow a variety of plants. | |||
