Faced with the expense (OK, and effort) of building raised beds, I decided instead to go cheap and easy: a straw bale garden. So I called up Joel Karsten, author of Straw Bale Gardens, and lead ...

Straw bale gardens are becoming popular with growers plagued with poor soil or limited garden space, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Straw bale gardening ...

While straw bale gardening can be incredibly rewarding, there are some common mistakes that can hinder your success. As an ...

Get started gardening in driveway planters. Here are easy straw bale gardening instructions to add some food and flowers to your sunny driveway. I was smitten with my driveway last summer.

But last year mine were this long and perfectly round.” One class attendee was concerned with the expense of paying for city water to garden with bales. Schwartz said she has a well. Dixon said ...

Tonya Ashworth plants a straw bale garden, and Mr. D. demonstrates how to use garden math. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, garden expert Tonya Ashworth shows how to ...

Straw Bale Gardens Complete provides an abundance of inspiration, with detailed steps for planning, planting and harvesting a straw bale garden. Joel Karsten inspects tomatoes growing in straw bales.

ST. ANSGAR | Those who organize the Herb Fest in St. Ansgar Saturday know all about gardening – and now they they have added straw bale gardening to their gardening recipes. Those attending the ...