Straw Bale Gardening (The latest trend is growing vegetables in straw bales, a method that resembles container gardening, except that the bales are both the container and the planting medium)

Here’s how it works: You purchase straw bales – not hay bales, and the best straw bales are made from wheat. These typically cost about $5 each. Then, you “condition” the bales by flooding them with water and fertilizer for 10 days. During the conditioning, the inside of the bales starts to decompose and within a couple of weeks you have a very fertile medium, similar to compost, inside the bales. You can plant seedlings directly into the bales or add potting soil or compost to the top of the bale and use seeds. When the season is over, you harvest your crops, take the twine off the bales and knock them over. Viola! More compost!

One other thing about straw-bale gardening: It attracts attention. I put my bales in an out-of-the-way spot at the back of the yard. But even though they are somewhat out-of-sight, several of my neighbors followed their progress intently – and like me, they were surprised at how well the bales grew.

SOURCE : http://www.prepperfortress.com/straw-bale-gardening-the-latest-trend-is-growing-vegetables-in-straw-bales-a-method-that-resembles-container-gardening-except-that-the-bales-are-both-the-container-and-the-planting-medium/

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