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Consider the humble bale of straw. Think beyond its reputation as a Halloween decoration and picture it as a productive part of your garden. The concept is simple: As the straw begins to break down, it turns into a rich, compostable planter that's ideal for growing vegetables. | Consider the humble bale of straw. Think beyond its reputation as a Halloween decoration and picture it as a productive part of your garden. The concept is simple: As the straw begins to break down, it turns into a rich, compostable planter that's ideal for growing vegetables. | ||
Although the practice of gardening in straw bales dates back to ancient times, I learned of it only a decade ago during a chance encounter with a local straw-bale guru, Kent Rogers. When my publisher asked me to write about straw-bale gardening, I tested the techniques in my own gardens and was quite impressed with the results. | Although the practice of gardening in straw bales dates back to ancient times, I learned of it only a decade ago during a chance encounter with a local straw-bale guru, Kent Rogers. When my publisher asked me to write about straw-bale gardening, I tested the techniques in my own gardens and was quite impressed with the results. | ||
=====Straw Bale Garden - Tips?===== | |||
[https://permies.com/t/271467/Straw-Bale-Garden-Tips by Timothy Norton] | |||
There is this book Marvelous Abudance and they did the old Parisian market garden of heaping fresh manure and surrounding it with bales and planting into the bales. They had great success, if my memory serves me right. Paris did, over a hundred years prior. Hotbed method. | |||
Also I have read that getting your hay far in advance and letting it rot will kill off the weed seed, leaving you with a tight bound moveable-plantable compost. Reminds me of the Ruth Stout method too, which I have had work for us. | |||
