Terrible garden soil? Or even no soil? No problem. Yes, you can garden! Straw bale gardening uses a bale as the medium in which you plant. You won't have to dig in rocky or hard soil, and it ...

First things first: Hay bale gardening bales are most often made of straw. They're a smart, economical version of container gardening, by any name. The post How To Start a Hay Bale Garden appeared ...

Straw bale gardening is an innovative and accessible way to grow vegetables and flowers, especially if you have poor soil conditions or limited space. This method involves planting directly into bales ...

You can put together a straw bale garden right on your lawn, your driveway (oh yes, your neighbors will love you) or anywhere that gets at least six to eight hours of sun. It’s especially good for ...

Straw bale gardening is what it sounds like. Vegetables and flowers are planted into specially prepared bales of straw positioned on top of the ground or even on top of a concrete driveway or ...

Straw-bale gardening requires a lot of nitrogen-rich fertilizer because the straw itself has little nitrogen. Your choices depend on whether or not your garden is organic.

Gardening with straw bales is like container gardening, except the container is compostable and it's nutritious for the plants it cradles. It's also like raised-bed gardening, but without the wood ...

Master Gardeners: Bale gardens can be placed on a patio or balcony where there is no soil in sight, making it a great option for a small urban garden.

Combining container gardening with vegetable gardening, straw bale gardening breaks the notion that plants can only grow in soil as these dirtless gardens plans will cause your plants to explode ...

Gardening out of straw bales is a hot item this year. Plants grow out of the top of the bales and eliminate the work of weeding, tilling and bending over to harvest.

Straw Bale Gardens ” by Joel Karsten of Minnesota. Whether you plant in straw bales, raised or in-ground beds, the first step is to level the site to prevent run-off and erosion.