[Magdalen] First fruits

[Grace Cangialosi]

Dan, real straw won't give you extra growing stuff, because it doesn't contain seed heads. Hay, on the other hand, will tend to sprout.
With straw bale gardening, you don't spread the straw--you use the intact bales, turned so an open side is facing up. Then you get it ready with compost--homemade or bagged--something like blood meal, soak it and cover with a tarp, watering as needed until it is seasoned--maybe a couple of weeks.

> On May 9, 2016, at 3:14 PM, "P. Dan Brittain" <pdan.brittain at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> It's a very clean way of gardening--you can lay mulch or extra straw in
>> the rows between the bales. Just make sure you use straw bales and NOT hay!
> 
> I use straw to border the garden and also around the fruit trees.
> 
> Due to getting unexpected crops with this method, I'm thinking of getting a
> grain mill attachment for the mixer. ; - )
> 
> d
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