Youll find a bumper crop of vegetable gardening books on the shelves today, but it is a very rare title that actually contains new information. Straw Bale Gardens teaches gardening in a way that isnt only new but is thoroughly innovative and revolutionary to home gardening. It solves every impediment todays home gardeners face: bad soil, weeds, a short growing season, watering problems, limited garden space, and even physical difficulty working at ground level. Developed and pioneered by author and garden expert Joel Karsten, straw bale gardens create their own growing medium and heat source so you can get an earlier start. It couldnt be simpler or more effective: all you need is a few bales of straw, some fertilizer, and some seeds or plants, and you can create a weedless vegetable garden anywhereeven in your driveway.
Karstens step-by-step guide offers all the information you need to make your own straw bale garden today. In this lushly photographed volume, Karsten shares all of the secrets he has developed over years of teaching eager students the miracle of straw bale gardening. Youll learn how to locate and choose straw bales, then how to condition and plant them for the earliest possible start. Youll master Karstens methods for combating plant pests and maximizing space by applying the principles of vertical gardening to his straw bales. Whether its seedlings or seeds, veggies or flowers, there is practically no limit to the plant varieties that will prosper in a straw bale gardenand with Karstens breakthrough gardening guide, you can do it all yourself.
