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Evelyn Vincent commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

Hi everyone, I noticed your discussion here and have some info to share on Straw Bale gardening... My soil here is horrible, since I'm renting I'm not going to invest in any expensive and long-term soil enhancements. The place I got my…

Apr 15, 2010

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/postmandug_1209391661_2_tn.jpg credited from a poster at Davesgarden.com.

Dec 26, 2009

Dawn Taillon left a comment for paula

davesgarden.com thread is under the community called Parking Lot, her thread is called Best/Worst. I asked her to show me so I can post the info in case you can not get on there.

Dec 22, 2009

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

Cool ha? Hey this site does not let you add attachments. So the pictures I sent to my email won't work. Frustrating.

Dec 22, 2009

Sharon Kay Westfall-Loomis commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

I've been doing some "searches" on the internet for "wheat straw bale" gardening. And I came across this blog and I want to share it because it has some great pics and he talks about his experience. I too needed to see some…

Dec 17, 2009

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

Not having luck with the pictures so if you can get on to see, I recommend seeing all the cool different outcomes and planting ideas. They found that it helps a lot if they border the bale with wood or something to help hold them together as they…

Dec 17, 2009

paula commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

CAN SOMEONE POST SOME PICS I CAN IMGINE IT! I WENT THRU THOSE LINK THEY WERE ALL CITY HALL/POLITICAL

Dec 17, 2009

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

From what I see that is what most of the people used, if not that, then sodium Nitrate, just initially while you cook your bale and check the temp for proper planting. I guess it breaks it down with the watering quickly. 10 days or so, if I remember…

Dec 17, 2009

Sharon Kay Westfall-Loomis commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

Hi Dawn, I took a look at the links you provided regarding the hay straw bale gardening. This is very interesting! Did you use the wheat straw bale? And I'm a little confused on treating the bales. If I use the wheat straw will I need treat it…

Dec 16, 2009

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

Here are some comments I saw on the site: Russ my bales are still producing very well even though most of the tomatoes in the dirt of mine and my neighbors have just about dried up. It has been about six weeks since we had any rain but I picked a…

Dec 15, 2009

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

I will look to see more on it, to answer some of your questions, but I know some do it because they have a tough time, bending and gardening down low, some do it because they like the creative aspect, plants growing vertically and horizontally, up…

Dec 15, 2009

paula commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'I need more evergreens and berries'

again i d plant for all seasons=like dogwood bark is red so in winter you have that color! in spring you have the flowers! also yews have red berries in winter & ofcoarse brillant green , i have also tried to add naturaL WOOD COLOR WITH CEDAR…

Dec 14, 2009

paula commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

??? what is the benifit other then in the ground!? sq ft gardening/as like a raised garden insteadof building & filling no dirt needed!? it doesn't get mildewed & rt plants!? never heardofthis does anyonehave websites or pics! thank-you!

Dec 14, 2009

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

Days 1–3: Water the bales thoroughly and keep them wet. Days 4–6: Sprinkle the bales with 1/2 cup of ammonium nitrate (34-0-0) per bale per day, and water it well into the bales. I didn’t have any trouble finding ammonium nitrate…

Dec 14, 2009

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'Hay bale gardening'

There is a process, it involves hay bales, preferably ones with less seed. You put Sodium Nitrate or other type high nitrogen fertilizer on the bales and water with a drip hose for 10 days straight approx. checking the temperature inside during this…

Dec 14, 2009

Dawn Taillon commented on Dawn Taillon's blog post 'I need more evergreens and berries'

Is heat an issue? Maybe that was it, because we get 2 to 3 months of 100 -115 degrees here. I sure like them though.

Dec 14, 2009

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Hay bale gardening

Posted on December 10, 2009 at 6:08pm 14 Comments 0 Likes

Anyone here into straw gardening. I keep saying I am going to do it but have not yet. I would really like to start at least one to 4 hay bales this year.

I have done several lasagna gardens now, but not planting into the bale itself.

I would love to see pictures of yours if you have them.

I need more evergreens and berries

Posted on December 4, 2009 at 1:29am 6 Comments 0 Likes

I really think that living in the desert is so dank and depressing in the winter, when everything is dormant. I had a different house in the desert and had a lot more evergreens and in the winter there was always something to look at, now, it gives me ideas of what my project is going to be for this year, in part.

Do you guys plan out your spring through early fall routine, a year in advance, like I do?

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At 11:07pm on December 16, 2009, paula said…: dawn i'm sory what isDG ? could you give me the web site to look @ her leaves
thank you
paula

At 6:58pm on December 10, 2009, Freddy J. Hill said…: Dawn, I'm a collector of succulents in central OK. For my outside beds, I make sure they are raised, have lots of sharp grave, and lots of organic matter and perlite. I topdress them with stones. My potting mix is mostly homemade comost, perlite and sharp gravel (general (or all) purpose gravel from Lowes, right next to the dry concrete). My non-hardys are in pots, many of them are planted, pot deep in terraced beds; you get much more growth with the pots sunk in the earth. I now have 500 in my greenhouse.

At 1:02am on September 13, 2009, Terri Penman said…: Dawn, take a look a my CA site, it is smaller and easier to poke around. I have been away from the garden for a wk one more wk to go. Thankfully the weather is beginning to cool down. I have a gardener 10 hrs a wk, which is just ok and I think the sprinklers are working, but I miss my "babies". Oh, I added Gardens Around the World for us travelers.

At 1:01am on September 12, 2009, Cecelia McLoughlin said…: Hello Dawn,

I just joined and dropped by to say " Hi". I compost my kitchen scraps and plant trimmings. Tonight, I harvested 25 tomatos out of my veggie garden and I received my cert. in 1994 in master gardener. your friend, Cecelia

Cecelia