Videos

• Welcome
• How to build a straw bale garden surface trellis
• How to build the perfect compost bin
• How to make your straw bale garden greenhouse
• Installing a trellis system
• Is straw bale gardening "gluten-free"?
• Make a map of your straw bale garden
• Planning your straw bale garden
• Site selection and preparation

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ANTS

• Are ants harmful to my vegetables?
• How can I get rid of or prevent ants?
• What can I do about the ants invading my bales?

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BALES - CONDITIONING

• Day 1 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 2 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 3 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 4 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 5 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 6 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 7 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 8 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 9 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 10 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 11 of conditioning your straw bales
• Day 12 of conditioning your straw bales
• Organic sources of nitrogen that work best?
• Should I be concerned about flies?
• What to use?
• When to start?
• Why does some fertilizer sit on top, is this normal?
• Why do the organic bales smell bad for a while?

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BALES - HEAT

• Bale temperature - when is it safe to plant?
• Can I plant in extra large straw bales?
• How can I speed up the conditioning?
• What if my bales are too hot?
• What if my bales don't get hot inside?

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BALES - HOW MANY DO I NEED?

• How far apart do I set up my bales?
• How many bales should I plant?

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BALES - MAKE YOUR OWN

• How can anyone afford to buy bales they are so expensive?
• How can I save money using bales?
• How to make your own bales with a BaleMaker 3000
• What can I do with last years half decomposed and falling over bales?
• What can I use to make my own bales?
• What is a balemaker3000?

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BALES - TIPPING

• How to fix your tipping bales

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BEANS AND PEAS

• Helping out your Beans and Peas with stick teepees

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CABBAGE / CUCURBITS

• How many cabbage in a bale?
• Why does cabbage grow so well in bales?

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CORN

• Can I grow corn in my straw bale garden?
• Why is corn not recommended in a Straw Bale Garden?

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DEER / RABBITS / INVADERS

• How can I keep deer away?
• How can I keep rabbits away?
• How can I prevent neighborhood livestock from getting into my garden?
• How to keep deer away from your garden
• What about raccoons will they get into the bales?
• Will rabbit jump up on the bales?

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END OF SEASON

• End of season bale comparison - Homemade vs Straw
• Garden cleanup in Joel's backyard
• What will my Straw Bale Garden look like at the end of the season?

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FERTILIZING

• Fertilizing your straw bale garden plants
• How to use an in-line, automatic fertilizing system

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FLOWERS

• How to use flowers as indicator plants for watering your straw bale garden
• Setting up a straw bale FLOWER garden

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GARDEN VISITS

• A Gardening Medley from Kearney, New Jersey
• Garden interview with Danielle and Finn from Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
• Garden visit with Diane and Melissa in Mounds View, Minnesota
• Garden visit with Eric in Northfield, Minnesota
• Garden visit with Sandy in Excelsior, Minnesota
• Garden visit with Steve at the Nativity Child Family Center in Saint Anthony, Minnesota
• Interview with Paul Sorenson in Blaine, Minnesota
• St Croix Montessori school garden Week 3 update
• Update from Joel's garden in Roseville, Minnesota August 17 2015
• Update from Paul's garden in Blaine, Minnesota Week 4

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GROWING AND HARVESTING

• Harvesting tips - Cucumbers, Heirloom Tomatoes, Green Beans, Cauliflower, Summer Squash, Monster Zucchini
• How to grow and harvest Kale
• How to harvest your Lettuce crop twice!
• Pruning young plants
• Thinning Your Seedlings with Scissors
• Traditional garden troubles: shade & roots & weeds!

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HAY or OTHER

• Advantages and disadvantages of using hay instead of straw?
• Can I use a hay bale instead?

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HERBS

• Don't let your Cilantro bolt!
• Growing GREAT Basil!
• Harvesting Basil mid-season

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INSECTS AND WORMS

• Battling the bugs in your garden
• How to fight the cabbage worms in your garden
• How to Use Eggshells to Prevent Damage from Slugs

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MICE or OTHER RODENTS

• Can I store bales over winter?
• Doesn't straw attract rodents?
• Should I cover bales over winter?
• What if I have gophers or moles already in my garden area?

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MUSHROOMS

• Are mushrooms harmful to my plants?
• Are the mushrooms edible?
• Are the spores that are given off by the mushrooms harmful?
• Can I grow mushrooms on the bales as a crop?
• Do I need to be concerned about the mold
• Do I need to remove the mushrooms from the bales?
• How long do the mushrooms last?
• What to do about mushrooms growing on my bales?

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PEPPERS

• How many in a bale?
• What about blossom end rot in peppers if I plant in bales?
• What are the main concerns with growing peppers in bales?

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PLANTING

• Can I plant with fertilizer crust on my straw bales?
• Do I need to make a seedbed or just push seeds into the straw?
• Do I use potting mix around transplants?
• How deep do I plant transplants into the bales?
• How do I plant transplants?
• How far apart should I plant seeds?
• How many plants can fit into a bale?
• How should I plant seeds?
• How to plant onions in your straw bale garden
• Planting in your straw bale garden
• The EASY way to use a shovel in your straw bale garden

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POTATOES

• How to grow potatoes in your straw bale garden

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SET-UP LAYOUT

• Can I set up bales in my parking lot?
• Can I set up bales on concrete?
• Can i set up my bales on my lawn?
• Do I have to have the wire trellis above the bales?
• Garden markers and journals
• How far apart should I put rows of bales??
• How should I orient the bales?
• How to beautify your bales
• Setting up your straw bale garden from scratch
• What if I cannot pound in the posts for a trellis, how can I still make a trellis?

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SPROUTING

• What can I do about the sprouts coming out of my bales?
• Will hay bales sprout weeds?

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TOMATOES

• How many tomato plants can I put in a bale?
• Roasted Tomato Basil Soup Recipe
• Tomato Talk - Episode 1
• What about blossom end rot in tomatoes planted in straw bales?
• Why are my tomato plants getting flowers but they are dropping off?
• Will I avoid the blight if I plant in bales?

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WATERING

• Installing an Irrigation System
• Adding emitters for specific plants in your SBG
• Can the bales be too wet?
• How long should I water my bales?
• How often should I water my Straw Bale Garden?
• Should I have one or two soaker hoses on each bale?