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1:23 pm
November 18, 2009
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TXLady
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A friend of mine experimented with strawbale gardening this year. We were discussing it at another board and she did some research and decided to try it. According to her report, it was a real success. There are lots of sites with information if you are interested…the nice thing about it is for "Li'l old Ladies" like me…it's easy on the back. I have raised beds but I think I'll try some bales just for the fun of it. Here's a link for checking it out.
Images
http://images.google.com/image…..mp;ndsp=20
A good description and directions:
http://www.carolinacountry.com…..es3.07.pdf
Has anyone tried this method?
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1:28 pm
November 18, 2009
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Pete
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Have not, but it certainly sounds like something to check into. Thanks for the info and the links!
We have tended to stay away from bales of straw because of our canine population. Since we never know the exact origin of any straw we acquire, it is an issue with potential mites and stuff like that for our babies. Plus my allergies.
Still, I need to learn more about the latest techniques. Always looking for a better and easier way to do things!
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Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!
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1:38 pm
November 18, 2009
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Maud
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Wow, this sounds ideal for me. My soil is almost entirely clay so planting is always an iffy thing. Stuff in pots does well, but it's hard to grow a zillion tomatoes in 3 pots.
I'm gonna give this a try. Dear Friend gifted me with a 40 lb bag of ammonium nitrate a year ago, and now I can actually use it. Now to get the 10-10-10 fertilizer off him.
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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. ~Ambrose Bierce
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2:13 pm
November 18, 2009
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Mim
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I bookmarked the link for this..I had read about this before and forgotten all about this way of gardening. I love trying different things and if I can remember, I will try this next year. One year, I grew hydroponic tomatoes… They didn't get as big as my regular tomatoes but I did get them to grow in water only..
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4:45 pm
November 18, 2009
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Helen
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Thanks for the link…I've been wanting to try straw bale planting. Our garden space is fairly small and somewhat shadey, and the bale will let us plant anywhere there is a patch of sun.
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George Orwell – 1984
- Orthodoxy means not thinking–not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.
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12:47 pm
December 10, 2009
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Salamander
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I somehow totally missed this till now. I am going to check into this some more, definately sounds like a plan for next spring.
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The person who upsets you the most is your best teacher, because they bring you face to face with who you are.
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5:04 pm
December 10, 2009
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JeannieB
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A man in Lexington does this , he started with tomatoes and now does all of his gardening this way. He is in his late 70s and was organic many years ago. Our problem is the cost of hay, and a lot of farmers use the huge rolls. We need to get a hay contact early in the season.
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6:45 pm
February 8, 2010
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laurieann
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Ruth Stout wrote a book on this type of gardening called "No-Work Garden Book". I've been wanting to give this a try also, and think I will do so this year. We have such a short growing season for tomatoes and peppers, that I'm hoping this will be a good way to grow a nice sized crop.
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6:50 pm
February 8, 2010
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laurieann
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Nichols Garden Nursery also has a few articles on straw bale gardening. This one points out potential dangers. Good to know.
http://nicholsgardennursery.wo…..ng-update/
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1:55 pm
February 26, 2010
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GrammieEarth
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I worked very hard to make a garden awhile back (another life!). It was great for the first couple of years, but very dry due to nonstop sunshine! I went to a (somewhat local) feed store to get some straw in hopes of saving some watering. I ended up with HAY that sprouted, and sprouted and sprouted some more! LOL It helped to keep the moisture, but I ended up weeding more than I anticipated!!
Probably half me not knowing, and half them not realizing what I wanted!
Now, where I live I am overwhelmed by goutweed. Five years later and I still have not managed to make any headway! LOL What I manage to grow, the deer come and eat before I think its ready to harvest!
Wonder what the next growing season will bring…I hope to get my Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans before the deer :)
Pam
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