Hay Bale Gardening. Hay bale gardening is easy and the garden area has a unique look. Any kind of raised bed makes for an easy, convenient garden, but one technique that is especially effective is straw bale gardening.
Recycling the Straw Bale(s): Most straw bale(s) have one, possibly two, growing seasons in them. Hay bale gardening is easy and the garden area has a unique look. Straw bale gardening uses a bale as the medium in which you plant.
Conditioned with a small amount of potting soil, compost, and fertilizer, the straw itself breaks down gradually.
One of the coolest things about straw bale gardening is that it combines the best of container gardening with vertical gardening.
There are quite a lot that works well, but a few to avoid, and some to leave for when you are more experienced with straw bale gardening. Maintenance of garden beds made from straw and hay is easy, keep the bale garden watered during hot dry weather, a little bit of weeding and nature will do the rest. A bold claim, but it's true.