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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
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 Posted - Apr 14 2016 : 10:15:34 AM
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I would like to hear the bad and good of gardening in straw bales? I am thinking of doing this to get rid of weeds in my garden. Any suggestions or info would be helpful!!
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prariehawk
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Cindy
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Posted - Apr 14 2016 : 2:19:19 PM
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I am doing a straw bale garden this year. Still too early to say much about it.
Cindy
"Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverley
atlanta
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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Posted - Apr 23 2016 : 5:37:13 PM
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Here are some pictures of my little greenhouse and my straw bale garden. So far I have tomatoes and peppers in the greenhouse and lettuce, mizuna greens, and beans coming up in the straw bale garden.
"Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Apr 24 2016 : 10:09:08 AM
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So did you cut out some of the straw to add dirt or just added it on top? thank you so much for the pictures. I have a small greenhouse like that but it is in the house cause here in michigan it is still cold and they said we might get some snow still yet. So I start mine in the green house in the house and then after the end of may usually it is ok to put them out. Love yours!!!
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prariehawk
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Cindy
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Posted - Apr 24 2016 : 6:25:19 PM
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I spent about three weeks prepping the bales with water and fertilizer, then I put a layer of potting soil on top. I put a layer of seed starting mix on top of that so the seeds wouldn't disappear into the bale. Since then I've been watering it. Added some fertilizer yesterday. Today I noticed carrot greens poking their heads up. And tiny spinach leaves. I have more peppers in my house under a grow light. and I still need to plant some herbs. I use a fish emulsion fertilizer that is organic. It is spring here. It's almost May, and that means I need to get my a/c looked at. It quit last September, just as the heat was leaving.
Cindy
"Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free; And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea.Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun. and cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done"--Loreena McKennit
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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ddmashayekhi
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2016 : 05:35:08 AM
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Beverly, this article just popped up on the internet this morning. It may be of help to you. Good luck with your bales!
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home-garden/article73713902.html
Dawn in IL
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
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becky 2002
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Becky
Williamsport
Ohio
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Posted - May 14 2016 : 2:04:56 PM
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Hi - I am in my 3rd year with experimenting. This year I had two bales left from last year so I prepped 4 bales for a total of 6. I have tomatoes and pepper planted - spread straw leaves apart (pulled some straw out), put in potting soil and planted the plants. Have peas growing in last year's straw. Worked fine last year but learned that you have to fertilize more than what I did (and water more too). The first year I burnt my first plants when I planted them too soon and the bales were too hot with fertilizer. I keep plugging on!
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverley
atlanta
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