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Straw bale gardening??

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cindyj:
Hi Rabelais,

I wonder if using something like rice straw wattles would work for your steep hillside?  (Could help make terraced raised areas for planting)  I had just heard about them and then checked out links on the web, but they seem like a viable resource, if they could be found locally.  They're used commercially as erosion barriers.  I was actually searching to see if anyone had tried using them in a similar manner as earthbags for building a quickie shelter... didn't see any examples of that yet, but it might be kind of fun to experiment with at some point.  Cheers!

D Rusak:
I recently read that in some Scandinavian countries straw bale gardening is popular in raising potatoes.  There are several sites on the internet about this, here is one:
_http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Grow-Great-Potatoes

Of course growing potatoes in tires is not the best, many undesirable things could leach from them into the potatoes.  I have three potato plants growing in a large 20" by 15" or so round pot in a mixture of compost (mostly), newspaper, and soil.  Once the plants grow a little larger my plan is to pack them with straw- I think I will try to do this within a tomato cage set-up to keep the hay in.  I'll see if I can post some pictures a little later in the growing season.

This topic is really fascinating, I'd sure be curious to try gardening straight into the straw!

Ailén:
Some more interesting links about straw and hay bale gardens:

http://strawbalegardens.com/Home_Page.html

http://www.onlinegardenertips.com/vegetable-gardening/Growing-Vegetables-In-A-Bail-Of-Hay.html

http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/8453/video-make-a-straw-bale-garden-bed The video is really nice, and you may find some interesting tips on the readers' comments below.

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/lab/msg0223060424968.html (forum where people share their experiences with this type of gardening)

arleziana:
I simply just love gardening , it is a simple yet very rewarding hobby. And also it can be profitable, I planted some vegetable for some eco food, but the flower seeds I just bought , I cannot wait for them to grow , some beautiful roses.

Vulcan59:
Hi arleziana,

Welcome to the forum.  :)  We recommend all new members to post an introduction in the Newbies section telling us a bit about themselves, and how they found their way here. Have a read through that section to get an idea of how others have done it. Thanks.

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