Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales

Straw bale gardening is an inexpensive, low-maintenance way to grow a bounty of food in a small space. All you need is a bale of straw, some fertilizer, and your favorite vegetable seeds! Craig LeHoullier's step-by-step instructions show you how to do everything from sourcing the straw and setting up your bale to planting, dealing with weeds and pests, and harvesting.

About the author

Craig LeHoullier is the author of Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales and Epic Tomatoes and the tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange. In the last 30 years, he has trialed more than 1,200 tomato varieties and has introduced more than 100 varieties to the trade. He lectures widely, from local Master Gardener groups to Monticello, the Philadelphia and Northwest Flower Shows, and Seed Savers Exchange. 

Summary

All that's required is a bale of straw, some fertilizer, and some vegetable seeds to take advantage of this innovative low-cost, low-maintenance way to grow a bounty of food in a small space while simultaneously improving the soil.

Product details

• Authors: Craig Lehoullier, LeHoullier Craig
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781612126142
• ISBN: 978-1-61212-614-2
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 180 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Storey Basics; Storey Basics
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; GARDENING / Garden Design, GARDENING / Techniques, GARDENING / Vegetables, GARDENING / Organic, Organic gardening, Garden design and planning, Gardening: fruit and vegetable