As I have been traveling the internet in search of new and different ideas for gardening something popped up the other day that I just had to learn more about. Straw Bale Gardening. This is truly amazing and is an answer for all types of gardening for all kinds of people which is fantastic. This allows a person to have a garden anywhere - yes I said anywhere. It also allows handicap assessibility to a garden because it is raised which is magnificent. Another positive is that you don't have to till up the ground, so those people who either do not have a tiller or do not have the strength to run one no longer have to worry about this. OK, I also have another positive, due to the heat built within the bale of staw as it is decomposing it is a great greenhouse right in your garden. All you have to do is put up a couple of fence posts, sticks, tree limbs or whatever else you may have and run some string. Drape clear plastic over the bales like a tent and wah la you have your own personal greenhouse. Once the night air is warm enough (around 60'sh) you can take off the tent at night and your plants will grow grow grow. Oh yea, make sure that you pull the tent back during warm days or the plants could get to warm on warm days.
I am so excited to try this, this is going to be a fun "Garden Adventure" this year.
To learn more check out this website, it has everything you need to know.
http://strawbalegardens.com/
Happy Gardening
One Love
Weezie
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