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Gardening

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24. I Used straw

Sun Jul 30, 2023, 03:55 PM

Jul 2023

You are so right. I used straw (oat stalks) and it got moldy. Alfalfa and clover bales are not what I used.

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So the straw bale grow is working... [View all] MiHale Jul 2023 OP

Cool! 2naSalit Jul 2023 #1

Morning 2na!.. MiHale Jul 2023 #5

The summer of... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #11

MrsK talked me into trying this once, kozar Jul 2023 #2

Thanks! Morning koz! MiHale Jul 2023 #3

Mornin back atcha! kozar Jul 2023 #4

That was my exact experience this year in W PA BlueIn_W_Pa Jul 2023 #13

Yay! You sound like you're feeling better !!! Karadeniz Jul 2023 #14

You have a beautiful yard and garden. jmbar2 Jul 2023 #6

Thanks...👍 MiHale Jul 2023 #18

Never heard of straw bale gardening, looks interesting KS Toronado Jul 2023 #7

First year doing it... MiHale Jul 2023 #19

I straw bale gardened for about 5 years. appleannie1 Jul 2023 #8

We've been switching over to raised beds... MiHale Jul 2023 #20

works great the first year ShepKat Jul 2023 #10

The smell of moldy rotting bales was not worth it for me. StClone Jul 2023 #15

agreed ShepKat Jul 2023 #16

For one I hope you did NOT use hay... MiHale Jul 2023 #21

I Used straw StClone Jul 2023 #24

👍 MiHale Jul 2023 #25

Thanks👍... MiHale Jul 2023 #23

I used straw for mulch one year Bayard Jul 2023 #17

Yeah sometimes the seeds are in there... MiHale Jul 2023 #22

Just beautiful and your yard is so manicured! babylonsister Jul 2023 #26

Thank you... MiHale Jul 2023 #27