Strawbale gardens

[ChickenMomma91]

I did a quick search and I didn't see anything dedicated strictly to strawbales. I'm planning a strawbale garden this year with lots of herbs interplanted amongst the veggies as companion plants. Has anyone had experience with this type of format for gardening?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I have not, but will be very interested to see how yours works out.

 

[ChickenMomma91]

Had the girls on top of the bales this morning. It sprouted grass so they got a treat. Planting some stuff this weekend

 

[ChickenMomma91]

Here's the tomatoes and peppers! Gotta spray paint my garden staples to prevent rust before I put my drip hose on top. Then I'll do my seed beds on top of that and do the direct sowings! Next week I direct sow the beans I got from @BlueJay77

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Awesome - hope it thrives!

 

[Britesea]

I tried strawbales one year and decided it wasn't for me. I didn't have enough soaker hoses to keep them always moist so the plants did not thrive (except some lima beans that someone talked me into planting- they grew like gangbusters, but my 90+ day growing season simply isn't long enough)

 

[ChickenMomma91]

@Britesea ya might not have started the conditioning early enough. I started mine three weeks before I could plant anything.

 

[ChickenMomma91]

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=FnZ7.&m=3gB5f_9YU_2bSyW&b=FJDP9pP3yUzvFbN.7Fciig found it in my email.

 

[Britesea]

I just ran across an interesting idea- someone built a raised bed on top of conditioned straw bales. I'll be curious to see how thing go as the summer progresses for them.
I have built enough raised beds now that I'm pretty well committed to that style of gardening.