July 14, 2015
Hay Bale Vermigardening – 7-14-15
As promised, it’s finally time to talk about some actual hay bale gardening! I know I’ve been pretty focused on the worm beds in all the updates so far.
Just to review here…
With any sort of bale gardening, for the best chance of success, you will need to create a rich, fertile environment in the bales before you start planting in them.
Straw bale gardening expert, Joel Karsten recommends the use of water-soluble, inorganic fertilizer to stimulate an intense hot composting phase inside the bales for a week or two before planting.
My “wise idea” was to attempt more of a (more…)
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