On 13/5/07 10:33, in article , "Bob
Hobden" wrote:


"Kate Morgan" wrote ...
No not what you think :-) on a wet soggy morning I thought people might
have time to think. I have 12 bales of hay surplus to requirement and feel
there has to be a use for them somewhere in the garden, the only thing I
have come up with so far is a wall for a raised bed, any more ideas would
be welcome.

As they are excellent insulation I've seen them used for growing Melons on a
local allotment (Italian chap). Make a raised bed with them, two high, poles
shoved down through will keep them in place, then fill with horse manure etc
which will get warm. Plant the Melons on top of this and provide some
protection from the wind around the frame.

Along with manure for heat (I think) isn't this rather how they're grown at
Heligan, Bob?

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