I was able to procure a large number of bales last year which will be used in this years bale garden! Getting things in motion as it always takes a couple weeks to get the gardens set up and then another couple weeks to condition the bales!
This years plan is first a layer of cardboard, then a layer of wood chips, and then the bales. Between the bales I will be putting a layer of hay. Also in the back bale garden the space between the rows is larger because I will be planting potatoes in loose hay as I have been doing for the last 10 years!