Create a planting bed for seeds by covering the straw bale with a one- to two-inch layer of planting mix.
Add productive garden space and raise your planting bed with straw bale gardening. This technique allows gardeners to create raised bed gardens on a patio, lawn or any area with poor compacted soil. Straw bale gardening has been around for centuries, but thanks to Joel Karsten's book "Straw Bale Gardens" it has gained new popularity.
All that is needed are a few straw bales, fertilizer, a bit of compost and time to condition, plant and water the garden.
Be sure to purchase straw bales made from alfalfa, wheat, oats, rye or other cereal grain that have less weed seeds than hay. Start a few week...
