Straw Bale Gardening. Straw Bale Gardening is simply a different type of container gardening. When my publisher asked me to write about straw-bale gardening, I tested the techniques in my own gardens and was quite impressed with the results.
Straw is typically yellow, dry, hollow and not food for animals. Contact your local county agent to find out where to get straw bales in your area. Straw bale gardening utilizes straw bales in place of other types of containers and is a low-maintenance, eco-friendly way to grow plants.
Watch Joel's Straw Bale Garden grow as you slide the arrows across the photo.
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There are certain plants which grow better in certain conditions. When starting a new gardening technique, it's a good idea to know which plants are going to work best using this technique. You can toss the dice like I did and purchase straw bales from your local garden center, but it's best to source them direct from the farm.