At 71 yrs old I'm loving the ease of this way to garden! Preparation was not hard, just time consuming to water in the fertilizer (big whup). Transplants didn't even know they were transplanted, and the soaker hose system takes care of the watering! Even though I was late in getting the garden "in" all of my seeds are up and the transplants are greening and growing. After years of traditional garden weeding, and then 7 years of square foot gardening, I love that the bales are at a great height and need no weeding. And since we put in the hose timer, there is no thought to watering. Joel has detailed his remarkable system with great pictures and illustrations. The planting guide is very helpful as are the vegetable profiles. Great, great system.
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Just received the book, will be trying the method in the fall. Most of all the method make sense if you have ever done any gardening. Author explains everything about how to do and where to do it and how many days it will take. It is a must buy book to learn a new method of gardening when you lack good soil.
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I was able to follow this book in every step of my new venture in Straw Bale Gardening. With the bales now fully conditioned, I started planting them last evening and am eager to see how it goes from here! Joel gives the exact information you need whether you are growing organically or traditionally. There are beautiful illustrations of many variations of planting designs, lots of great ideas. Also nice amount of actual photos. Great book!
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I got this book from our local libray....and I HAD to buy it for my library! It has so much good info that I needed it fo my own library! I am straw bale gardening for the first time this year......it is a VERY GOOD BOOK!
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The book is full of information, explained in easy to understand language. I purchased this book as recommended by other straw bale gardeners. So glad I did.
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