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Straw bale gardening combines container gardening and raised-bed gardening into one green-thumb package. You can grow many vegetables, fruits and flowers in a straw bale garden, Trinklein said.

Straw bales take up little space and produce almost anything you can grow in an in-ground garden, said Brooke Edmunds, a horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service.

Sizes vary, but standard bales measure roughly 14 to 24 inches high, 18 inches wide, and 36 to 42 inches long. When shopping for bales, avoid hay, which contains seeds and, as we know, is for horses.

Using straw bales in place of a traditional raised bed has a slew of benefits to the gardener and the garden. To prep the straw bale, saturate it with water and add a layer of fertilizer on top.

Tonya Ashworth plants a straw bale garden, and Mr. D. demonstrates how to use garden math. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, garden expert Tonya Ashworth shows how to ...