Straw Bale Gardening: Difference between revisions

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 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDxKaNVTfCp5DUniDTuAPPzFlGo6Cfv9l by Midwest Gardener YouTube]
   I've been growing thins in straw bales for a few years now. In this playlist you will find videos that will show how I condition straw bales to get them ready to plant. There's a video on how I prepare the straw bale for planting after it is conditioned it. Then there are many videos that show the various things I've grown in straw bales as they progress through the spring, summer, and fall.
+=====Vertical Straw Bale Gardening=====
+[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.

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