Pat wrote:
"Dick Adams" wrote:

Anyone here into straw bale gardening?
Like to read opinions on it before I try it.

I've done something similar. I had a huge number of molding bales of fescue
grass that I threw down in "flakes" all over the garden in the late fall,
after liming the soil. I tossed horse manure on top of the hay flakes and
just let everything sit over the winter. In spring, I moved the layers aside
for plants. It acted as a mulch. The next fall, I hoed all the stuff into
the dirt and added more layers of hay and manure.

If you keep that up for 4-5 years you can turn the roughest soil into rich
loam.

So you are basically using your garden as a compost bin. Great idea!
One problem I have is my son's hay fever so fescue is out. We get a
lot of weeds in our yard so grass is out too. But in-garden composting
with straw is worth a try. Thanks.