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Garden Gate:  Square Bale Gardening  |
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jollyquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
WV
USA
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 Posted - Mar 09 2012 : 3:04:28 PM
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Does anyone do square bale gardening? I am trying this year to expand the garden and I am going to give this a try. I had some blogs I was following about this but when Blogger made the switch I lost them and I was wondering if anyone might have some I could look at?
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 7:29:16 PM
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I think I read about this in either the Grit or Mother Earth News magazines. Maybe if you search their websites, you can find some info on it.
I had put some old bales of hay out to supposedly block weed growth one year, but instead, some old potato plants that had never been dug up, grew right up through the middle of the hay bale. It was pretty amazing.
From what I read...somewhere...it is great for growing squash too.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 8:30:36 PM
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Pretty sure I just read this in Mother Earth News?
Cant remember exactly, but I do remember it saying that if you go new straw to wet it down for the first week or so, and then go ahead and plant in it. It did say it will require alot more water then a traditional garden since the straw doesnt hold onto the moisture. It certainly did look like an interesting idea! Let us know if you give it a whirl!
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Mar 12 2012 : 10:02:16 AM
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| I've accidentally grown pretty good onions in straw. Left some bits of a set lying about on on a pile of straw left over from some other project. What a nice surprise! |
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jollyquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
WV
USA
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jessabelluh
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Jessica
South Dakota
USA
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Posted - Mar 14 2012 : 05:21:45 AM
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I haven't heard of this before, I think I'll look into it, a little bit.
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Square Bale Gardening
