Straw garden

How to get started with straw bale gardening for beginners who want to grow vegetables and other annuals.

Today we have a great article by a wonderful friend of mine, Melana MacLeod. For anyone who has wanted to know how to or is curious about straw bale gardening then you will love this post! Enjoy! Straw Bale Gardening by Melana MacLeod Straw Bale Gardening...Part 1 I had been asked to blog about Straw Bale Gardening. Can you say "easier than dirt"? In fact, you do NOT plant in the ground....you plant in bales of Straw. It's easy, you can garden anywhere and in any climate. It's also great for…

Straw bale gardening is a wonderful way to grow a few plants in a tiny space and have a fully-compostable garden at your disposal. While easy, there are a few common mistakes that happen in straw bale gardening. Let's take a look at some of them here. Starting Too Soon or Too Late Remember that

Hay bales provide an excellent venue for growing produce, even (especially!) for beginning gardeners. Horticulturist Joel Karsten began growing bumper crops in straw bales after college. Today, this bestselling author’s method has proven successful in nearly every global environment. He even teaches people in impoverished nations how to grow their own produce in straw. Karsten’s bale technique can help gardeners raise tantalizing tomatoes earlier than others who follow a more conventional…

After having success with my first straw bale, it was time to start seeds in them.

My straw garden

We arranged and rearranged our straw bales. Once we got them in the configuration we wanted, we began conditioning. We followed the organic guide for conditioning in Joel Karsten’s book, R…

When choosing between hay vs straw for gardens and pathways, discover why straw is the better choice—and some benefits to using it!

Can you grow strawberries in straw bales? Yes of course you can – and it’s not difficult! Straw bale gardening is an extremely effective ‘no-dig…

Interested in starting a Straw Bale Garden this year? In this week’s episode (SG517), I continue my chat with Joel Karsten about Straw Bale Gardening in warmer climates, direct sowing in Straw Bale Gardens, growing vegetables in Straw Bale Gardens, and the inspiration other gardeners have discovered through Straw Bale Gardening. All this and more on the wrap-up of our Straw Bale Gardening interview with Joel Karsten.