Straw bale gardening
Book - 2015
If you don't have a large yard in which to grow crops, you can grow your own fresh and nutritious vegetables with an inexpensive, space-saving straw bale garden. Tullock shows you the ins and outs of growing a garden in bales of straw, from planning and constructing it to fertilizing and dealing with potential pests.
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- Published
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New York, New York
Alpha Books
[2015]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- "Grow your own fresh vegetables just about anywhere! Extend your growing season with heat-producing straw bales. Protect your plants from pests, diseases, and weeds"--Cover.
- Physical Description
- v, 218 pages : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781615647521
- Section 1. Straw Bale Gardening Basics
- Keys to Successful Gardening
- Understanding Straw Bale Gardening
- Ideal for Any Space
- Unique Planting Opportunities
- Raised Beds Versus Straw Bales
- Built-in Heat
- Water Wise
- Even More Benefits
- High-Quality Compost
- Section 2. Creating Your Straw Bale Garden
- The Straw Bale
- Helpful Tools
- Preparing Your Site
- Planning Your Straw Bale Garden
- Understanding Warm and Cool Seasons
- Designing Your Garden
- Setting Up Your Bales
- Building Trellises
- Using Individual Plant Supports
- Fertilizer Basics
- Organic Fertilizers
- Conditioning Your Bales
- Irrigation
- Sterile Soil-Less Growing Mix
- Sowing Seeds
- Planting Transplants
- Routine Garden Care
- Dealing with Pests
- Extending the Season
- Section 3. Warm Season Crops
- Basil
- Bean, Green
- Bean, Lima
- Carrot
- Chive
- Cilantro
- Collard
- Corn
- Cucumber
- Dill
- Edible Flowers
- Eggplant
- Garlic
- Melon
- Okra
- Onion
- Parsley
- Pepper, Hot
- Pepper, Sweet
- Potato, Sweet
- Pumpkin
- Scallion
- Shallot
- Spinach, Malabar
- Spinach, New Zealand
- Squash, Summer
- Squash, Winter
- Tomatillo
- Tomato, Cherry
- Tomato, Determinate
- Tomato, Heirloom
- Tomato, Hybrid
- Section 4. Cool Season Crops
- Arugula
- Beet
- Broccoli and Broccolini
- Brussels Sprout
- Cabbage and Chinese Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Celery and Celery Root
- Chard, Swiss
- Chervil
- Endive, Belgian and Radicchio
- Endive, Curly and Escarole
- Greens, Miscellaneous
- Greens, Mustard
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Leek
- Lettuce
- Pea, Shelling
- Pea, Snow and Snap
- Potato
- Radish, Spring
- Radish, Winter
- Spinach
- Strawberry
- Turnip and Rutabaga
- Upland Cress and Watercress
- Index