How To Condition STRAW BALES For GROWING VEGGIES From Start To Finish

This video will teach you how to condition straw bales for growing veggies from start to finish in 3 easy steps! Did you know you can grow vegetables in straw bales? Straw bale gardening is like container gardening, but it's easier, cheaper, more sustainable and fits almost anywhere! If you want an exciting way to grow veggies in small spaces, or you don't have good soil to grow in ground, a straw bale garden may be for you!

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Written instructions on seasoning straw bales: https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/know-how-know-more/2014-05-02-straw-bale-gardens

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Reasons To Grow Plants In Straw Bales
1:44 Step #1: Days 1-3 [Watering]
4:33 Step #2: Days 4-9 [Fertilizing]
6:42 Fertilizer Measurements u0026 Application
9:47 Checking Straw Bale Temperatures
12:36 Step #3: Days 10-14 [Cooling Down]
15:34 Adventures With Dale

If you have any questions about conditioning straw bales for straw bale gardening, have questions about growing fruit trees or want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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