SECOND YEAR GROWING VEGETABLES IN STRAW BALES What I’ve Learned So Far

SECOND YEAR GROWING VEGETABLES IN STRAW BALES What I’ve Learned So Far -At Home in The Gardens with Glenn
Hey hi! Glenn here! I am at home in my gardens… thanks for joining me. We are starting out a new season of gardening and I’m taking you along with me. Last year was all about getting the garden rejuvenated and this year picks up with that garden. I also added straw bale gardening to the list last year. Thanks to Joel “The Straw bale Garden Guy” for helping me out in getting stared with growing vegetables in straw bales. The garden results from my first year were great… so I decided to add more bales to the garden this year! Straw bale gardening is great way to start home gardening for beginners. You can use organic fertilizer to condition your bales, so it makes it easy to have an organic garden at home. I don’t think I would classify straw bale gardening as a gardening hack, it a real great way to garden and grow a lot of food. It’s most definitely easier to start out with the garden that was readied in the fall. Make sure to check out the play list from last season of At Home in The Gardens for a lot of ideas on how to get started gardening. This video is about getting started I the spring with soil prep and overall garden prep. Watching the weather is always important to know when the last frost might be… when soil temps will be good for planting Thanks for checking out the video. Leave a comment about your gardens. Please subscribe to the channel! Again, thank you for watching! ~ Enjoy!!

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[agdayem]

For automatic watering thats a great idea! I personally use and recommend Orbit timer. Its so simple to setup on the faucet and you hook up a line or two of drip tape to each row. Without an automatic irrigation system I WOULD NOT be gardening. Its the most essential factor for someone like me growing in an arid desert envionrment. Good gardening :)

[Eric-wwqb]

i've grown in stray bales for a couple years.. tomatoes, basil, peppers, and cucumbers. its an interesting way to grow and conserve water in my dry high desert environment. I use the straw from spent bales (2 years) as mulch where I grow in raised beds. that way its cost effective and the straw lasts for years and years as garden material.

[kevinsnyder]

Nice job bro I've been thinking about doing one for some time now that I've watched your video I'm gonna jump in😂
❤ 'ed your video

[elaudiebosch]

This is great! I’m in Ontario Canada ..zone 4…and I did straw bale gardening last year. I had great success with a lot of stuff. I’m going to use the bales again and hopefully it works out. I used tomato cages for a lot of the stuff because I still have a bunch of them. I did trellis my peas. Much easier on the back for planting and picking. Love gardening. Thanks for the video. Always love getting new ideas.

[dawnamcdonald]

I'm on my second year with part of my garden and fresh batch of 120 bales this year ! All planted !

[LongBinh]

I'm on my 7th year of straw bale gardening this season.
I am now on tarps for weed reduction (the online source that sells former advertising banners) and it really makes life easier. Also, I went with drip irrigation, with a hose wand as an auxiliary for dry periods. Half-inch for long runs, 1/4-inch to each plant with a 1-gallon/hour emitter.
I only use my bales for a year because they are pretty messy at the end of the season. As you mentioned, quality of bales varies a lot. This year they are tight and square.
Last year the garden did not do well because it was a very wet season. Not disastrous, but just not the success I've had in the past.
No trellises, just heavy-duty tomato cages.
I'll never go back to dirt.

[sheliadean]

Thank you for sharing this information with us

[andemedaaniyo]

Can you plant radish and carrots in strawbales?

[garylance]

I was watching today. How do you keep all the wheat from spouting

[paulbraga]

😇wonderful really. some comments - i would think roots will go down to the soil which you will learn when you change your bales. i would use the bales as mulch...blessings

[georgeandlynnedodd]

Hi, I also am from central Ontario, zone 3-4. My question is that I have several round straw bales that have been outside for about 2 years already. They are still intact. I would like to plant them with strawberries, but do I need to condition them?, because there is already good decomposition inside the bales. I would hope to be able to use them over several years. Thank you, I am enjoying these videos, and can't wait to try straw bale gardening.

[fishin-impossible]

Great video Sir I had a major neck surgery in sept 23, im looking for an easier solution to gardening, im sure my tiller will just about kill me lol. Thanks for all the info.

[Juan_Hernandez_Jr.]

What do you do with the bales after the harvest?

[margaretebaxley]

Please can tell us how to get new bales ready?

[pambrownpcccfre]

Silly question: do you leave the bales outside over winter or do you store them in a barn?

[XXKHT]

I don't know how you keep bales going two years! Mine are a pile of compost at the end of the season. 🤷

[happyhollee]

Was wondering do straw bales get a lot of earwigs?

[mardhiyyahml]

Look at green manure crops in between your straw bales?

[gogr]

Do you have to worry about whether or not the straw was treated with chemicals?

[shani]

Hello. Any problems with ants or spiders in your bales?