Got limited space and want to grow a garden ?

[Duster]

I thought this was rather neat way to do so.

http://strawbalegardens.com/

 

[nwest]

I thought this was rather neat way to do so.

http://strawbalegardens.com/

You can also use bags potting mix in a similar fashion. Just cut holes in the top and put your plants in.

 

[EdLongshanks]

Hey question for you experts. My garden is 30'x30' and I was hoping to till in some horse manure. I meant to do this in the fall, but time got away from me. If and when it thaws, would it be too late to do this year before planting?

 

[EdLongshanks]

The straw bale garden looks pretty neat and I think the idea will catch on. More and more people in the burbs will be trying it out, I think.

 

[stevenvalleyagain]

Hey question for you experts. My garden is 30'x30' and I was hoping to till in some horse manure. I meant to do this in the fall, but time got away from me. If and when it thaws, would it be too late to do this year before planting?

If it's composted well, it will be fine. If it's fresh and hot, it will burn plants.

 

[EdLongshanks]

If it's composted well, it will be fine. If it's fresh and hot, it will burn plants.

Ok so just make sure it has been sitting and dried out for a while?

 

[KYBH4Life]

No way Duster's garden will survive the deer herd. ...yes herd....in his back yard

 

[Wildcat]

If you truly want to have a garden in a limited space this is the way to go. Been using them for years and I out produce all my neighbors who have regular gardens using 3 times the size of land I use.


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[Dubya Gee]

Nothing easier than an empty mineral tub for small gardening. Just about anything can be grown in them and most farmers will give them away just to get rid of them.

 

[Rodeo man]

Google barrel gardens. One 55 gallon drum can replace 25 feet of garden rows.

Horse manure, is a poor fertilizer. It won't burn vegetables. Upside is, it normally doesn't contain the weed seeds of cow manure. Chicken manure is the way to go. Slow release on nitrogen, and has calcium. Often eliminates the need for lime.

Bought any ag business will give you a free soil test. You may not need as much fertilizer as you think.

 

[bigpuddin43]

We plant under plastic using a drip irrigation system. Half the nitrogen is applied before laying the plastic then the rest is applied thru the irrigation system. Not a space saving system but definitely a nutrient saving system plus no weeding tilling or hoeing. Big time saver.

 

[KYBOY]

Someone has probablty already said it but raised beds are great in limited space.

 

[FOWLER2671]

You have to water those straw bales every day and sometimes twice a day if it is hot.

 

[Iceman35]

They're great.......until your neighbor doesn't do anything with them after the first frost. Then you have a rotting pile of straw that the wind blows into your yard.

 

[Wampuscat]

I thought this was rather neat way to do so.

http://strawbalegardens.com/

Interesting take, I put a thick straw cover on my raised beds already. Guess you can't have too much. Good post Duster.