02257cam a2200397 i 4500 863139466 TxAuBib 20230620120000.0 140606s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014955422 9781591869078 paperback 1591869072 paperback (OCoLC)881140924 TxAuBib rda Karsten, Joel, 1969- Straw bale gardens complete : breakthrough vegetable gardening method / Joel Karsten. Breakthrough vegetable gardening method. New edition. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Cool Springs Press, 2015. 176 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Previous edition published in 2013 as Straw Bale Gardens. Includes bibliographical references (page 172) and index. SBGS in small, urban and unusual spaces -- Straw -- Planning your stray bale garden -- Making your own bales -- Conditioning the bales -- Organic straw bale gardens -- Planting sees and seedlings -- Straw bale greenhouse -- Growing your straw bale garden -- SBGS and water -- Harvest time -- What remains is gold -- Plant profiles. "Just a couple of years ago almost no one in the gardening world had heard about Straw Bale Gardening. Today, it is the hottest new method for veggie growing, with tens of thousands of dedicated followers across the globe. ... Straw Bale Gardens: Get high yields; Never need weeding; Do not require soil; Extend the growing season by weeks; Can be conventional or 100 percent organic: Your choice; Can go anywhere--even balconies and driveways"-- Pg. [4] of cover. 20230620. Vegetable gardening. Container gardening. Raised bed gardening. Compost. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1602/2014955422-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1602/2014955422-d.html Publisher description TXHAP