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.

Info autore

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. 

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Craig Lehoullier, LeHoullier Craig
• Editore: Storey Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781612126142
• ISBN: 978-1-61212-614-2
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 180 mm x 10 mm
• Serie: Storey Basics; Storey Basics
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura > Giardinaggio; Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Natura: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; GARDENING / Garden Design, GARDENING / Techniques, GARDENING / Vegetables, GARDENING / Organic, Organic gardening, Garden design and planning, Gardening: fruit and vegetable