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Author Karsten, Joel, 1969- author.

Title Straw bale gardens complete : breakthrough method for growing vegetables anywhere, earlier and with no weeding / Joel Karsten.

Publication Info. Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, 2019.
©2019

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  635 K149s 2019    ---  DUE 05-11-25
Edition Updated edition.
Description 208 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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Note Previous edition: 2015.
Includes index.
Summary Written by Joel Karsten, the originator of Straw Bale Gardening, this exciting update contains detailed, start-to-finish instructions for growing vegetables in straw anywhere, plus many new ideas and projects to help you enjoy your straw bale experience ... Among the new subjects: cultivating mushrooms in straw ; how to grow plants in non-straw bales, including hay ; tips and ideas for making your straw bale garden more attractive ; how to make a seasonal greenhouse for your bales ; trellising projects for growing vertically and much more."--Page 4 of cover
Contents SBGS in small, urban and unusual spaces -- Straw -- Planning your stray bale garden -- Making your own bales -- Conditioning the bales -- Organic straw bale gardens -- Planting sees and seedlings -- Straw bale greenhouse -- Growing your straw bale garden -- SBGS and water -- Harvest time -- What remains is gold -- Plant profiles.
Subject Vegetable gardening.
Raised bed gardening.
Container gardening.
Straw -- Utilization.
Container gardening. (OCoLC)fst00876517
Raised bed gardening. (OCoLC)fst01089582
Straw -- Utilization. (OCoLC)fst01134472
Vegetable gardening. (OCoLC)fst01164731
ISBN 9780760365236 (softcover)
0760365237 (softcover)

 
    
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