Weed-Free Bale Gardens and Mushrooms
Straw-Bale GardeningIn this episode we speak with Joel Karsten about straw-bale gardening.He is the author of Straw Bale Gardens Complete.We chat about: * Straw bale gardens as a way to grow in very wet conditions* Making non-straw bales out of other available organic materials* Trellising for straw-bale gardens* Making raised straw-bale gardens* Growing mushrooms on straw bales (spoiler alert: then you can grow veggies afterwards!)Connect* strawbalegardenclub.com (https://www.strawbalegardenclub.com) and strawbalegardens.com (https://strawbalegardens.com/) for straw-bale gardening information* strawbalemarket.com (https://www.strawbalemarket.com) to shop for straw bales* balegardenbuddies.com (https://www.balegardenbuddies.com) for straw-bale garden community and mentors
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In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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Straw-Bale Gardening
In this episode we speak with Joel Karsten about straw-bale gardening.
He is the author of Straw Bale Gardens Complete.
We chat about:
- Straw bale gardens as a way to grow in very wet conditions
- Making non-straw bales out of other available organic materials
- Trellising for straw-bale gardens
- Making raised straw-bale gardens
- Growing mushrooms on straw bales (spoiler alert: then you can grow veggies afterwards!)
Connect
- strawbalegardenclub.com and strawbalegardens.com for straw-bale gardening information
- strawbalemarket.com to shop for straw bales
- balegardenbuddies.com for straw-bale garden community and mentors
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