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Straw Bale Garden Project

Transplanting into a Straw Bale Garden

May 25, 2010 Gardening in Southwest Idaho

Day 1 – Chronicles of a Straw Bale Garden Day 5 – If You Give a Gardener a Straw Bale Day 8 and gopher tales Day  17 – Sunday I put my first transplants into my straw bale garden.  The good news is that two days later they appear happy and growing.  The bad news [...]

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Large Rocks Enhance Straw Bale Garden on Day 8 and Tales of Gopher Grasping

May 16, 2010 Gardening in Southwest Idaho

Day 1 – Chronicles of a Straw Bale Garden Day 5 – If You Give a Gardener a Straw Bale Day 8 I am living in the heyday of strong, energetic, employment seeking young men in my family.  They are at an age where they are quite happy to go around moving large rocks just [...]

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If You Give a Gardener a Straw Bale

May 12, 2010 Gardening in Southwest Idaho

Chronicles of a Straw Bale Garden – Day 1 Day 5 – Last week a friend of mine found herself suspected of being both a drug dealer and a pyromaniac by going into a local, reputable garden store and asking about nitrogen fertilizer and straw bale gardening.  This prompted me to educate myself, so I [...]

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