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Before September came along, summer had been very dry and hot and a challenge for both flower and vegetable gardens. I am surprised how well some have fared. Despite the weather, the tomatoes in my straw bale garden have flourished, ripening beautifully and prolifically. Unfortunately, I was not the only one admiring my Straw . . . → Read More: Straw Bale Gardening August-September Update: Enjoy Your Tomatoes, No Matter What 
July has been doing her best to make up for a cool Spring. Keeping the plants in my straw bale garden fed and hydrated has been my main focus. Thank heavens for soaker hoses and the occasional rain shower or thunderstorm. As far as my straw bale gardening experiment is . . . → Read More: Straw Bale Gardening: Lessons Learned 
Spring took a long time coming this year, but we are finally into the “growing season” and the weather is warming up into more seasonal summer temperatures. So this is the time to make sure all your seeds and plants are “ready-set-(to) grow.” For the record, I started conditioning the straw bales on May . . . → Read More: Straw Bale Gardening: Is Your Garden Cooking, Yet? 
Have you ever heard of straw bale gardening? I happened upon it last spring when a neighbor built a beautiful (and quite time-consuming) raised vegetable bed. My back agreed with me that a raised vegetable garden would be a wonderful idea! My husband did not, and so began my search for a raised garden . . . → Read More: Now that Spring Is Finally Here: Did You Ever Wish You Had A Raised Garden Bed? |
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