Robert Barnett
Cook
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- Jun 16, 2011
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I was listening to the radio yesterday afternoon and the were talking to this southern African-American woman and she was talking about how she wanted to do a garden for not only her family but to help feed the poor an feed the good food. But she didn't have the money to put in raised beds or to fill them with soil. So she bought bails of straw for a couple of dollars each, soaked them with water, scattered her seeds on them and then watered every day until the sprouted and took root in the straw. She said she has grown everything from tomatoes and water melons to beets, peas and lettuce using them. She said they last several years each at which time she composts them.
I thought this was a brilliant idea. I would add some quality but good priced time release fertilizer to the mix and I bet would work great. I can get bails of straw here in northern California for $3.50 each.
What do you think?
Robert Barnett
I thought this was a brilliant idea. I would add some quality but good priced time release fertilizer to the mix and I bet would work great. I can get bails of straw here in northern California for $3.50 each.
What do you think?
Robert Barnett