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There's nothing more delightful than growing vegetables in your own backyard, but not everyone has the right soil for doing so. Turns out, there's an even better medium to build a garden on: straw bales.

Spring bed of cabbages planted into rolled hay mulch. Credit Kathryn Simmons

The straw bale gardening method is an easy and inexpensive option that makes growing food possible and accessible to more gardeners everywhere.

If you're short on space, try making a hay bale garden.

Should you use hay as mulch in your garden? It saves so much work weeding, adds nutrients to the soil, holds in moisture so you don't have to water as often, and provides a wonderful home for earthworms.

Straw Bale Garden Club ia a Community of Friends. Get Answers to your Straw Bale Gardening Questions from Joel Karsten, author and speaker.

I wanted even more raised beds this year, but didn't have the time to build them. Then a friend of mine sent me an article about hay bale gardening.

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