Jim has two conclusions regarding his experiment in raised bed gardening by using straw bales as the base. First, he says, the bed has to be watered more frequently than a regular raised bed. Second, he's glad that he tried it because too much rain has ruined parts of the traditional garden.
As you can see, the plants in the bales are thriving and ready to begin harvesting. I've already pulled up baby beets and baby carrots.
I like it because it was easy to put a wire fence around the bed to keep animals out and also because the bed does not require much bending to harvest. And virtually no weeding.
So, I guess the question is this: would a person rather water or pull weeds?
My answer is water, of course!
Marcheta *takin' the easy way out
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