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Straw Bale Gardening Solves a Host of Soil Problems

Posted on May 17, 2016 4:33 PM by Dr. Jo in Garden, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Straw Bale Gardening caught our attention.

Why? Because so many tree roots have grown into the west side of our garden that the trees are stealing the nutrients and water making it difficult to grow our vegetables. When we read that straw bales can be placed anywhere, even on a driveway or roof top, we thought maybe we could redeem that side of the garden.

And so we started our adventure in straw bale gardening following the instructions in Joel Karsten’s book Straw Bale Gardens Complete. You can also visit his web site http://strawbalegardens.com/

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