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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.

Cucumbers, corn and zucchini thrive after being planted in straw bales in a Michigan garden.This July 2023 image provided by Adrienne Reeves shows cucumbers, corn and zucchini growing in straw ...

YOU don’t have to break your back or the bank to grow a successful and beautiful garden. Using straw bales in place of a traditional raised bed has a slew of benefits to the gardener and the … ...

A straw bale garden is a great solution if you are not handy with building raised beds. Yeah, not so much for me. - That's me. - Or if you have limited space. Let's say you have mostly concrete.