tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541541594755423362.post5441362055568569010..comments2023-10-09T03:05:04.796-04:00Comments on ~ The Woodwife's Journal ~: #6 Strawbale gardening experimentSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330008208876840127noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541541594755423362.post-54768903150791299242010-11-03T10:34:14.044-04:002010-11-03T10:34:14.044-04:00I think straw is bound to have some seeds but in a...I think straw is bound to have some seeds but in all the reading I've done about using straw bales for gardening, they talk about "conditioning" the bales prior to planting. This process involves wetting the bales and allowing the internal heat to begin to compost the inside of the bale and in theory killing all the seeds. I thought I had done that but I still had a seeds growing out of the bales. The up side is that they are really easy to pull out. I also read that you can add feritilizer (nitrogen) to the bales during the conditioning phase to increase the temps but I didn't try it. There's always next year. :) Hope this was helpful to you.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330008208876840127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541541594755423362.post-37658153065582319802010-11-02T14:57:42.756-04:002010-11-02T14:57:42.756-04:00Any advice about finding straw bales without seeds...Any advice about finding straw bales without seeds in them? Every time I get a bale, they are full of seeds, and I have enough weeds in my garden without encouraging new weeds.health and beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00800255988774490662noreply@blogger.com