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Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales

Easy Planting, Less Weeding, Early Harvests. A Storey BASICS® Title

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By Craig LeHoullier

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On Sale
Dec 29, 2015
Page Count
96 pages
Publisher
Storey
ISBN-13
9781612126142

Price

$8.99

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$11.95 CAD

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Trade Paperback

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Straw bale gardening is an inexpensive, low-maintenance way to grow a bounty of food in a small space. All you need is a bale of straw, some fertilizer, and your favorite vegetable seeds! Craig LeHoullier’s step-by-step instructions show you how to do everything from sourcing the straw and setting up your bale to planting, dealing with weeds and pests, and harvesting.

Genre:

  • Nonfiction
  • Gardening
  • Vegetables

Series:

  • Storey Basics

Craig LeHoullier is the author of Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales and Epic Tomatoes and the tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange. In the last 30 years, he has trialed more than 1,200 tomato varieties and has introduced more than 100 varieties to the trade. He lectures widely, from local Master Gardener groups to Monticello, the Philadelphia and Northwest Flower Shows, and Seed Savers Exchange. 

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Craig LeHoullier

Craig LeHoullier

About the Author

Craig LeHoullier is the author of Growing Vegetables in Straw Bales and Epic Tomatoes and the tomato adviser for Seed Savers Exchange. In the last 30 years, he has trialed more than 1,200 tomato varieties and has introduced more than 100 varieties to the trade. He lectures widely, from local Master Gardener groups to Monticello, the Philadelphia and Northwest Flower Shows, and Seed Savers Exchange. 

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