How to Get Started Straw Bale Gardening with Garden Guest Joel Karsten

How to Get Started Straw Bale Gardening with Garden Guest Joel Karsten ~ At Home in The Gardens with Glenn
Excited to have a special guest in the garden again to help with laying out a straw bale garden for the first time. Joel shares all kind of information about straw bale gardening and how easy it is to get started. From the straw bale positioning to applying the Bale Buster organic fertilizer we take you through all the steps to get underway. Many thanks to Joel for visiting the garden at home and sharing so much of his knowledge with all of us!
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[@susanrhoten5286]

Wow, great information about the Hay Bales Cut & Folded side...love the Educational Information about how the process works. Good Job.

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

Thank you! I appreciate the comment! Excited to get gardening this spring! Enjoy!!

[@champagnewalkersequinemass3568]

Why grow in line instead of side by side? Conserves water/ drying.

[@dannyhughes4889]

Pour tap water into 1 Gallon containers [1 for each Bale] and leave sit for a day. It will reach Ambient temp and thus be warmer than 'fresh' tap water when applied to the Bales. This should aide the conditioning process.

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

yes... good to bring the water up to air temp... after this first day I just filled pails of water and left them by the bales... thanks for the comment!!

[@jansauvey7547]

I bought the bale buster from the straw bale gardening site and mine doesn't look like yours. Mine is white beads with some dark ones too. What is the difference

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

It is the organic fertilizer… it derives it’s nitrogen source from an organic source

[@donniecarter4981]

You can run your 2x4 through the tomatoe cages and not have to have a post by each one.

[@denisewhite5256]

I’ve recently bought a small farm in Idaho. The soil here is horrible so this is going to work perfectly! Thanks for sharing!!

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

great... you can get two years out of a bale. then the bale can be added to your compost bin/pile to make a great organic soil additive! Happy gardening!!

[@tonyshaver4529]

with bale temps between 80-100, is it safe to plant potatoes then? Or when can you plant them?

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

for new bales you want to wait till the bales drop to air temps... often five weeks after starting the conditioning process. Potatoes work best in second year bales... you can plant them early at the bottom of the bale... check out Joel's video about planting potatoes here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2fdpXtpn8uWmbM

[@Bolinas1906]

Spray what? Herbicide?

[@lucretiagriffin7493]

The item you use to install the posts is called what and where can I get one?

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

The posts are referred to as T-Posts and the item I used to install them is called a Post Pounder... I know, pretty original. Any farm or garden store should have them... like a Fleet Farm, Tractor Supply or Menards.. Those are the stores in our area of Minnesota. Cheers!

[@conceptofeverything8793]

Ive seen a video with round bales gardening and they used a layer of dirt on top. Do you think you could modify this method and begin conditioning after the dirt is placed on top so that the soil bacteria and nutrients penetrate further down the straw and accelerate the process? I would try that and compare the results, but the round bales I got were already conditioned, thus, free except for shipping.

[@marjeheadroom]

Valuable video ... thank you!

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

You are welcome! I've added a couple more that have some good information about gardening.

[@sabinemiller7027]

My first year - my first attempt. Glad for the information in this video!!!

[@mariannemoroney2922]

I have done the conditioning but my bales are not hot . What went wrong?

[@backwoodscountryboy1600]

Great video easy to understand information.

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

thanks for checking it out! I appreciate the comment... bet of luck with your gardening! Cheers!

[@billshoemaker5440]

What do you do when ants try to take over a bale?

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

Orange oil and dawn dishsoap mix... find the recipe online... Joel has a good video about ant control. check it out here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/apbPqGNqjLuXf6s

[@pegsol3834]

What you do about ants in your garden is start an ant war and let them kill each other off without chemicals etc. Find a pile of ants in another location. Pick up a shovel full of ants and add them on top of your problem pile. They will have a turf war.

[@WorkshopatTheGardens]

@@pegsol3834 that could be fun to watch...

[@conceptofeverything8793]

Try some wood ash or calcium around the bales. Just make sure its put out.

[@racebiketuner]

@@WorkshopatTheGardens Sodium-based soap and detergent have no place in the garden. Use a potassium-based soap like Oasis or Dr. Bronner's.

[@racebiketuner]

Foliage is not pronounced foalage.