Straw Bale Gardening

On Thursday evening at our monthly meeting, Sue Madden presented "Straw Bale Gardening". Several people were interested in the formula for"conditioning" and others in the PowerPoint presentation. Below is the formula and a link to the PowerPoint.

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