Strawbale Gardening

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Strawbale gardening. Karsten argues that straw is an ideal container for growing vegetables. I ve seen some really pretty and clever methods of straw bale gardening. They function essentially as a raised bed each bale is 14 16 inches high and a container garden in one.

The result is an inexpensive method of growing organic vegetables. In this first chapter you ll learn about the benefits of a straw bale garden and what you ll need to create your own. Although straw bale gardening is an ancient practice it has become a trending gardening technique in the last several years.

Straw bale gardening is a great way to extend your growing season create a garden in areas with less than ideal soil and make tasks like planting and weeding less labor intensive. Straw bale gardens have taken off over the last decade or so. Straw bale gardening pros.

Straw bale gardening can destroy your garden. Advantages to the method. Faced with the expense ok and effort of building raised beds i decided instead to go cheap and easy.

Once the straw inside the bale begins to decay the straw becomes conditioned compost that creates an extraordinary plant rooting environment. At the end of the season compost the bales so it s the ultimate in sustainable gardening too. As the straw breaks down over the course of the summer it turns into compost that feeds your plants.

Straw bale gardens are inexpensive to set up and suited for locations with limited space. The main difference is that the container is the straw bale itself and is held together with two or three strings. Sometimes known as bale gardening or hale bale gardening a straw bale garden uses ordinary farmer s straw as the principle growing medium conditioned with a small amount of potting soil compost and fertilizer the straw itself breaks down gradually.