Straw Bale Gardens Complete, Updated Edition: Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding

Straw Bale Gardens Complete is the only book you need to get started with the revolutionary gardening method that has taken the world by storm. It contains detailed, start-to-finish instructions for growing vegetables in straw anywhere, plus many new ideas and projects. It is perfect for small or unusual spaces, contaminated soil, and weeds. It requires 75% less labor, raises the growing season, prevents disease and insect issues, is portable, holds water well, creates excellent compost, and can be grown 100% organically.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 26 March 2019
Publisher: Cool Springs Press

This updated edition of Straw Bale Gardens Complete is the only book you need to get started with the revolutionary gardening method that has taken the world by storm. Written by Joel Karsten, the originator of Straw Bale Gardening, this exciting update contains detailed, start-to-finish instructions for growing vegetables in straw anywhere, plus many new ideas and projects, including how to set up a greenhouse for less than $100 that allows you to start seeds on top of heat-generating straw bale benches.

Whatever your gardening challenge, Straw Bale Gardening holds the solution. Have a small or unusual space? Straw Bale Gardening is perfect for urban, rooftop, and balcony gardens. Contaminated soil? Planting in straw bales eliminates the problem. Are you inundated by weeds? With straw bales, there is no weeding. The advantages of growing a Straw Bale Garden go on and on: they require 75 percent less labor, their raised height makes planting easier, they extend the growing season, prevent disease and insect issues, are portable, hold water well but are impossible to overwater, they create excellent compost, and can be grown 100 percent organically.

Imagine building a simple shoulder season seed-starter greenhouse for under $100 and then heating it with six bales of straw. In this all-new section, Karsten explains how you can build his six-week greenhouse, and set all of your seed trays on the nice warm benches inside, made from straw bales. The heat generated during their early decomposition is the entire heat source for the tiny greenhouse.

Among the new subjects:

Building and heating the six-week greenhouse for less than $100
Cultivating mushrooms in straw bales
Tips and ideas for making your straw bale garden more attractive

Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a beginner looking to try something new, Straw Bale Gardening is the perfect guide for creating a thriving, sustainable garden that requires less work and produces more delicious vegetables. So why wait? Start your Straw Bale Garden today and enjoy the benefits of this revolutionary gardening method!

Weight: 594g
Dimension: 194 x 247 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780760365236
Edition number: Second Edition, New Edition