This is the photographic diary of my straw bale garden

This garden was planted in 2010, on rocky terrain in my back-yard, near Perth, Ontario. I'm hopeful that this blog will help demonstrate the method used and the success I experienced.

Step One.

Place bales, string side out, cut side up to allow them to wick water more readily.

I used only 6 bales as we have deer who visit the yard regularly and need to be able to protect it from being eaten by the wildlife.
I secured soaker hose to the bales using coat hanger that I cut up and fashioned into giant staples.