Straw Bale Gardening

Gardening with straw bales offers the advantage of creating inexpensive raised beds, which can be placed in a variety of locations for growing vegetables, herbs or flowers. The presentation will cover how to select appropriate straw bales for gardening purposes, their placement at home, how to condition straw bales before planting, various types of planting techniques and how to maintain a straw bale garden throughout the growing season.
STRAW BALE GARDENING REFERENCES
Straw Bale Gardens Complete by author Joel Karsten
Clemson Cooperative Extension Factsheet HGIC 1264
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Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service PSS-2264
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Washington State University Extension Fact Sheet FS109E
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