Straw bale gardens are becoming popular with growers plagued with poor soil or limited garden space, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Straw bale gardening combines ...

In a telephone interview from his home in Roseville, Minn., Karsten explained how he came to share his love and knowledge of straw-bale gardening with the public. He was born and raised on a tree ...

Is there any gardener who hasn’t fallen for a marketing claim that sounds too good to be true? Growers will try anything once if it’s promoted as easier, offers amazing results and is maintenance free ...

Planting vegetables and herbs into the sides of straw bales and calling it a garden is one of the many trends in food gardening right now. Straw bale gardening is unlikely to save you any money and is ...

Do you want to grow your own vegetables, but have minimal garden space, poor or heavy clay soil, or limited financial resources? Do you manage or want to begin a school or community garden, but need ...

Would you like to grow your own vegetables this year but simply don’t have a good garden spot? Or perhaps you want to start small and wish to avoid all the digging, weeding, and backbreaking work.

What if you could grow a garden anywhere, even in poor soil or on concrete, and you never have to do any weeding? Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it. But it’s the latest gardening technique that’s ...

There are lots of varied styles and techniques when growing vegetables in the backyard. From simple container gardening to a farming style of roto-till gardening, vegetables can be grown under ...

Craig LeHoullier gathers tomatoes from his vines in his lush container and straw bale garden at his Raleigh home in 2015. LeHoullier just published his second book “Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales.” ...

Straw bale gardening? What will they think of next? Actually, straw bale/mortar home construction is a big industry. In the garden, straw bales are big, too. Straw (not hay) bale gardening is a ...