The straw bale squash plant has powdery mildew. Half the tomato plants were removed due to some virus and the others are barely producing. Green worms and aphids are wreaking havoc on my cabbage. The weeds got a definite advantage while I spent time trying to take care of other responsibilities AND process what produce […]
Making a Custom Soaker Hose for the Straw Bale Garden
Day 17 – Transplanting into a Straw Bale Garden Day 20 – Some days one just wakes up and realizes the possibility of doing things one has never done before. Like making custom lengths of soaker hose. Laugh if you must, but it was a welcome revelation to me. So, on one recent trip to […]
Transplanting into a Straw Bale Garden
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 […]
Large Rocks Enhance Straw Bale Garden on Day 8 and Tales of Gopher Grasping
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 […]
If You Give a Gardener a Straw Bale
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 […]
