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Blog / Gardening Videos / Gardening Video: Straw Bale Gardening—An Alternative to Raised Beds

Gardening Video: Straw Bale Gardening—An Alternative to Raised Beds

May 11, 2020

Gardening in the Mountains presents:
Straw Bale Gardening—An Alternative to Raised Beds

Presenter:  Phil Roudebush, Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer

Gardening with straw bales offers the advantage of creating inexpensive raised beds, which can be placed in a variety of locations for growing vegetables, herbs, or flowers. The presentation covers how to select the straw bales, their placement at home, how to condition straw bales before planting, various types of planting techniques, and how to maintain a straw bale garden throughout the growing season.

To access this video on the Buncombe County Master Gardener website, click on the link:  Straw Bale Gardening.

Or go to www.buncombemastergardener.org, Click on the ‘Resources’ tab at the top of the page and select ‘Gardening Videos’ from the drop down menu.

Learn more:
Straw Bale Gardening
by Layla Burgess, HGIC Horticulture Extension Agent, Clemson University
Clemson Cooperative Extension Factsheet HGIC 1264  

Straw Bale Bed: A Way to Garden While Building Soil
by Kefyalew Desta, Assistant Professor, and Janelle Malone, Extension Assistant
Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service PSS-2264 

Straw Bale Gardening
Washington State University Extension Fact Sheet FS109E 

Straw Bale Gardens Complete by Joel Karsten

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