If you are interested in learning more about Straw Bale Gardening there is a book titled "Straw Bale Gardening" by Joel Karsten, Cool Springs Press, Minneapolis, MN, 2013. Cost is about $20 - less on Amazon. It has suggested crops and further detail.
nCONDITIONING
nDAYS 1 – 3: WATER THE
BALES AND KEEP DAMP
nDAYS 4 – 6: SPRINKLE
½ CUP AMMONIUM SULFATE OR NITRATE (ORGANIC – BLOOD MEAL, FISH EMULSION) PER DAY
AND WATER IT WELL INTO THE BALES
nDAYS 7 – 9: CUT BACK
TO ¼ CUP OF FERTILIZER PER BALES PER DAY AND CONTINUE TO WATER IT IN WELL
nDAY 10: NO MORE
FERTILIZER BUT WATER THE BALE
nDAY 11: STICK YOUR
HAND INTO THE BALE – IF COOLED DOWN TO LESS THEN BODY HEAT, YOU MAY SAFELY
BEGIN PLANTING. IF STILL HOT, WATER AND
CHECK DAILY
Link to PowerPoint
Loni shapiro
cnslds@q.com
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