I give the plants some time to get settled in the straw. Thin layer it will be, especially at the beginning. I can add more later if needed.
Rick: keep up the good work. Everything looks just fine. I didn't use any potting mix when transplanting last year. I have in the past just to...
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nozlnut: now, we're just waiting to fill those bales with some plants! Annette: If you want to frame your bales, I recommend you build the frames...
beebsy: that is an excellent question that I cannot answer. Better ask an agronomist or someone in the medical field. NC State Crop Science...
10-15 seconds straight out of the hose should be just fine. That'll be about 2 gallons. No need to waste the water since it won't do any good...
nozlnut: excellent deal. Try www.photobucket.com for storing and posting pics. I've been using them for a long time. Easy to use.
Annette: once the bales go through the heat of the initial decomposition process they don't re-heat from that. Biggest problem most folks have is...
1. You are correct. 2. The softer/more decomposed the bales, the better. 3. Welcome aboard!
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Lantanalane: some of my friends in the bale garden forum at www.davesgarden.com have paid double that in some parts of the country in seasons...
Jennifer: that's right. No chemicals (nitrogen) needed now to prepare the bales for transplanting at this time.
Thanks for reposting the reference. The 2009 article I wrote is about as concise as I could make the bale garden process.
Jennifer: the "original" recipe that I found for preparing your bales included ammonium nitrate (or some high-nitrogen product) and included a...
Annette: hay or grass bales are for feeding live stock; straw bales, like wheat, oat, rice, etc, are for bedding, landscaping, etc. Both will...
Lantanalane: negative, no ammonium nitrate or sulphate, or any type of high-nitrogen additives will be added to my bales. Add them only if doing...
Good rule of thumb for transplanting around Wake Forest: 1st week in May. Too many folks plant around Easter, and this year it is April 4th,...
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