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Series: Straw Bale Gardening

This series covers straw bale gardening. You will learn the many benefits of straw bale gardening and on your journey you will understand techniques including fertilizing, designing and how to pick the best plants. Watering is just one technique you will learn before finally harvesting your garden.

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Trimming Tomato Plants

July 12, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 1 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

Today we are trimming tomato plants in the straw bale garden. You are reading a post in our series on straw bale gardening. We are following […]

First Review of Straw Bale Gardening One Month In.

July 11, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 2 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

Today, I am going to give you my first review of straw bale gardening. We are one month into a series on straw bale gardening. We […]

Fertilizing a Straw Bale Garden

July 9, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 3 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

In all gardens, fertilizing is important.  Fertilizing a straw bale garden is also important and very easy to do. Today, I show you how to […]

Straw Bale Gardening Mushrooms in your bale

June 6, 2014 Dan Ashbach 1
This entry is part 4 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

This post is about straw bale gardening mushrooms showing up in your bale. Straw Bale Gardening is becoming more and more popular. A new type […]

Do Straw Bale Gardens Prevent Weeds?

July 10, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 5 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

YES! Straw bale gardens do prevent weeds! Oh my gosh. I can’t believe how well it works. This post is part of a series on […]

My First Straw Bale Garden

May 5, 2015 Chris 2
This entry is part 6 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

I met Joel Karsten last summer and had the privilege of spending  a little time with him here and there throughout the season. He is […]

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Setting Up the Irrigation | Straw Bale Gardening

May 6, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 7 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

One HUGE reason I wanted to try a straw bale garden was to keep garden maintenance to an absolute minimum. My straw bale garden sits […]

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Building a Trellis For Straw Bale Gardening Tomatoes

May 8, 2015 Chris 2
This entry is part 8 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

I was really excited to write this post. Adding a third dimension to a garden always makes it look more interesting. I wanted to grow […]

Laying the Path in a Straw Bale Garden

May 9, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 9 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

The straw bale conditioning phase of the garden is just under two weeks. It is a great time to get all the other projects completed […]

Straw Bale Garden Conditioning

May 7, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 10 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

I embarrassingly admit that last year when I first saw straw bale gardening I thought the plants were just planted in straw. What actually happens […]

Watering a Straw Bale Garden

June 20, 2014 Dan Ashbach 0
This entry is part 11 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

This post is written by Joel Karsten for LiveDan330.com We are fortunate to live a couple of miles from THE expert in straw bale gardening, […]

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Bales are Getting Hot. When Can I Plant? | Straw Bale Conditioning

May 11, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 12 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

How do I know when my bales are ready to plant? Straw bale conditioning explained. One question I have asked quite a bit it “how […]

Another Kind of Trellis | Joel Karsten – Straw Bale Gardening

June 28, 2014 Chris 0
This entry is part 13 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

Hey Joel – What are those wires and boards for above the straw bales? Joel Karsten was available for this video explaining how to make […]

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Straw Bale Garden | Planning Your Bales

May 23, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 14 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

If you have been following along with this series on straw bale gardening, your bales are in place, the irrigation is set up, and the […]

Planting a Straw Bale Garden with seeds vs. potted plants

June 22, 2014 Dan Ashbach 0
This entry is part 15 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

If you are following our series on straw bale gardening. You are right in the middle of planting and starting seeds! Live Dan330 has collaborated […]

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Buying Your Plants | Straw Bale Garden

May 26, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 16 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

I don’t think enough has been written on procuring plants for any garden, let alone a straw bale garden. This article give a few tips […]

How To Plant a Potted Plant In a Straw Bale Garden

May 29, 2015 Chris 1
This entry is part 17 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

Straw bale gardening is a fun way to vegetable garden. This post is part of a series on straw bale gardening following Joel Karsten’s book […]

How to Seed a Straw Bale Garden

May 27, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 18 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

This post explains how to seed a straw bale garden and is part of a larger series on straw bale gardening. We are following Joel […]

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Virtual Tour of the Dan330 Straw Bale Garden

May 28, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 19 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

This post is a VR Tour of a straw bale garden. 10 years ago, there was a push toward panorama photography and virtual tours. While it […]

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Cutting Back Overgrowth | Straw Bale Gardening

June 29, 2015 Chris 0
This entry is part 20 of 28 in the series Straw Bale Gardening

We are continuing our series Straw Bale Gardening. Today, we are talking about what to do when other plants around your garden start to over […]

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