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| Durgan |
Straw Bale CultureStraw Bale Culturehttp://chahdi.notlong.com URL to the technique. Most interesting! I will get a couple of bales of straw and give it a try with tomato plants. Reading the article I will improve slightly, or so I think, on the setup. I will put about four inches or more of compost on top of the straw and cover the straw with black landscape fabric sloping slightly inwards. This fabric will allow moisture to seep through, and tend to prevent evaporation., and inhibit weed growth due to lack of light. I don't need to do this since my conditions are more than adequate for ground planting, but it will make a nice experiment. |
| Martin Peck |
Straw balesThis is an old technique from the 70's. You will need to drip feed liquid feed continually as the bale uses up nitrogen as it rots. If you dont water continually the bale dries out very quickly.Martin Horticultural lecturer Bridgwater College |
| Local lass |
i quite like the idea of that .kind of like a extension to your green house.
martin have you ever done it and how easy is it? |
| Martin Peck |
Used to grow cucumbers under glass when it wastrendy in the 70's.
now frowned upon as it wastes a lot of nutrients into water courses. Martin |