Sunny & Dan Vickers from Fort White in Florida had a wonderfully successful straw bale garden during Spring / Summer in 2015. Here’s a photo series showing the setup and progress of the garden from start to finish… My husband and I are in our early 30’s with very little gardening experience. We LOVED our […]
One of the most frequently asked questions we get about setting up a small (or big) straw bale garden is from people wondering whether it can be done over winter. The answer to that question is, you sure can. It’s an all season gardening method. Literally any winter crop that you would grow in a traditional garden can be grown […]
One major advantage of growing in straw bales, is that you can setup your garden literally anywhere there’s available space. You can also make it as small or as large as you would like too, limited only by the amount of space you have, your desire, and your imagination. Here are a whole bunch of […]
If you’re looking for a method of growing your own organic food, and you want to grow more, in less space, with a lot less work, and no more weeding, you just can’t go past growing in straw bales. And I know, whilst the idea might seem a little wacky to begin with (I thought […]
One great aspect of growing your own food in straw bales is the massive growing potential. You’re ability to expand your operation and make it as large as you like, is limited only be the amount of space you’ve got available (and the number of straw bales you can get your hands on). You can opt […]
If you like Tomatoes, then you’ll want to seriously consider growing them in straw bales. They make the perfect growing environment for every type of vegetable & herb you could ever want to grow. And if you’re interested in growing 10 foot tall tomato plants, then look no further… this is your new growing method. This highly […]
One of the most attractive things about growing food in straw bales is the fact that you setup a garden literally anywhere, even if you’ve got limited space. You’ve also got the freedom to design it however you like. This small garden was created using just 6 straw bales laid out 3 by 3. And while this […]