Hi all! I have been trying to read all parts of this thread and have a couple of questions:
1) How many of the folks who I read about their 2006 bale garden are doing another this year?
2) Any conclusion that organic produces as good, better or worse results than the non-organic method?
3) Did the onion and potato crops produce well at harvest?
I am selling my house and will probably be renting here in FL and want to try this at our rental this fall. I like organic gardening so am curious to see how things went (didn't get past part 4 yet!) Exciting stuff, Strawbaleman!
Straw Bale Gardening (Part 14)
Hi HM1
I had a garden last year and am trying it again this year. I had great results last year with my tomatoes and squash. The slugs got my peppers but I haven't had any problem with them thus far this year. I haven't done great this year. We had late freezes that put me behind and we've been in a drought. We've had rains a few times in the last week and it has perked up. I've been watering with the hose but city water does not compare to the rain. I can't comment on the organic stuff. I used sevin dust for the bugs. I only fertilized once with a commercial mix. The rest of the season I used a smear of rabbit dung and it worked great. Have fun with your fall crop. You'll get hooked like the rest of us! LOL
Thanks Cajun! I was battling the slugs with you just earlier today whilst I was reading LOL! I have property in Greensburg, KY that I will get to move to one of these days so I have been particularly interested in your experiences being a fellow 'tuckian!
HM1
Where in Ky is Greensburg located? We are in Martin county in extreme eastern Ky. We are in the mountains smack in the middle of the coal fields. We love it here though there are many things I miss about the bayou.
It is about an hour south and a little east of L'ville, in south central KY. I am a native Floridian suburb girl who has always longed for the country. We bought 17 acres on a large creek that feeds in to Green River and it also has another little creek with waterfall. The large creek is way down hill from where we will build so no flood worries. I can hardly wait! We did plant a couple of apple trees a nectarine and some raspberries when we were there in the spring!
HM1
I would LOVE to see pics of your place. Sounds like a little bit of heaven on earth. I dream of having a farm here in the mountains with a stream and a couple of springs. I know it is a tall order but I refuse to let go of it. Right now I live on a street corner in town. I presently have 3 dogs in a kennel, 1 box turtle, 15 chickens and a possum in the house. I have 6 horses on 2 different farms which puts me on the road a lot so I really need a farm. LOL Would love to have a cow for milk and meat, a sow to raise feeder pigs and meat and some rabbits for meat. If my farm was big enough to cut and sell hay from, it would really put me in business. A couple hundred acres on a strip job would be just the ticket. I don't want much, do I?
Cajun,
You have a d-mail
I did not mean for this year I am trying to figure now where to buy hay for next year. deanna
Let's start Part 15 - here's the link - http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/742072/
Kent
If I went to Bakersfield it would be an hour away so I`d spend another $3.14 a gallon. lol