When the growing season is over, you may be wondering what to do with the straw you've been using as mulch. Here are the ...

Over the years, I’ve had many questions from readers about using pine straw as a mulch in the vegetable garden. Is it a good idea? Let’s cover some of the basics. Mulching is a long-established ...

Most people wouldn’t lament the fact that they had run out of partially rotten straw, primarily because they wouldn’t keep the stuff around in the first place. But I do and I did run out, and for me, ...

The WSU-Spokane County Master Gardeners have created a straw bale demonstration garden south of the Extension Center at 222 N. Havana St. The public is welcome to visit Mondays through Thursdays from ...

In a telephone interview from his home in Roseville, Minn., Karsten explained how he came to share his love and knowledge of straw-bale gardening with the public. He was born and raised on a tree ...

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If you’d like to install a raised bed but don’t have the resources to build one, you can achieve the same effect by growing your plants in straw bales. It’s also a great option for those with poor ...

A reader recently sent me a photo of what looked like skinny red-orange arms growing out of her straw-bale vegetable garden. The reader gave me a significant clue as I began my detective work on the ...