Avoid hay bales. Hay bales have grass ... Place the bale where you want to grow your alternative vegetable garden as it will get very heavy once wet and will not be easy to move. ...

Squash, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers are the vegetables of choice to grow in hay bales but other vegetables will grow as well including lettuce, green beans, and cabbage. Avoid root crops and ...

Why I decided to grow veggies in straw bales — and fertilise them with pee. ... Just avoid hay bales, which are an animal feed crop and so contain seed heads that could germinate in your bed.

On days 4-10, sprinkle the top of the bale with one-third cup of herbicide-free lawn fertilizer that contains at least 20 percent nitrogen (organic gardeners can substitute a 50/50 mix of bone ...

Would you like to grow a small, or perhaps even larger, vegetable garden this year but don’t have a good spot? You don’t want to deal with the digging and stooping? Farmer par excellence and ...

Bad soil? Not enough soil? Maybe even no soil? Skip the ground and try planting fruits and vegetables in straw bales instead, suggests Joel Karsten, author of “Straw Bale Gardens” (Cool ...

This year's growing season is not exactly off to an early start. But a local gardener has a suggestion: Plant your vegetables in a bale of straw instead of in the ground. It's a humble method with ...

Planting vegetables, herbs and flowers in straw bales lives up to the promise of letting anyone, anywhere grow a successful garden without any soil, kneeling or weeding.

Cucumbers, corn and zucchini thrive after being planted in straw bales in a Michigan garden.This July 2023 image provided by Adrienne Reeves shows cucumbers, corn and zucchini growing in straw ...

If you’d like to install a raised bed but don’t have the resources, you can achieve the same effect by growing your plants in straw bales. It’s also a great option for those with poor soil ...