Meet the Mega: a new high-performance straw spreader built to handle the toughest, biggest bales on large livestock farms.

Terrible garden soil? Or even no soil? No problem. Yes, you can garden! Straw bale gardening uses a bale as the medium in which you plant. You won't have to dig in rocky or hard soil, and it ...

Straw bales are made of harvested grain plants ... The Farmer’s Almanac predicts the last spring frost as May 3 for the area, though that comes with a 50 percent probability warning.

The key to growing in straw bales is conditioning the bale for 12 to 18 days with a high-nitrogen fertilizer, ... That capacity for absorbing moisture is why farmers use it for animal bedding ...

Straw bales* Old windows** 8 pieces of ½-inch by 24-inch rebar. 2 8-inch wood stakes. A ‘mini’ sledgehammer *Straw bales, which are made with just the stalk of the grain, are preferable over hay bales ...

You can put together a straw bale garden right on your lawn, your driveway (oh yes, your neighbors will love you) or anywhere that gets at least six to eight hours of sun. It’s especially good for ...

Straw Bale Gardens ” by Joel Karsten of Minnesota. Whether you plant in straw bales, raised or in-ground beds, the first step is to level the site to prevent run-off and erosion.