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Bale Gardening, as the name implies, is growing your fruits and vegetables in bales (hay or straw) rather than in the soil. It is advantageous for the following reasons:

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No we are not talking about trying to grow lasagna in your garden! Lasagna Gardening is an organic gardening technique that is typically no till where the gardener puts down layers of organic material that decays over time and adds nutrients to the soil. It also has the advantage of acting as a weed barrier and helping with moisture retention. Ideally you start creating the garden in the fall but it is possible to do it early spring. Use the following steps.

I use a technique where I plant potatoes using a form of Lasagna Gardening where I place the potatoes down on the soil and then put a nice layer of hay on top of them. As the season progresses I "hill" with additional hay and/or grass clippings. This virtually eliminates the weeds and the amount of digging I have to do and as the hay/grass decays it adds nutrients to the soil.

It was a tough year for pumpkins with all the rain we received. However, I had more pumpkins than what I could handle!

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