{"product_id":"straw-bale-gardens-complete-updated-edition-the-breakthrough-method-for-growing-vegetables-anywhere-earlier-and-with-no-weeding-9780760365236","title":"Straw Bale Gardens Complete, Updated Edition: The Breakthrough Method for Growing Vegetables Anywhere, Earlier and with No Weeding","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joel Karsten\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cool Springs Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cool Springs Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Vegetables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis updated edition of \u003ci\u003eStraw Bale Gardens Complete\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book you need to get started with the revolutionary gardening method that has taken the world by storm. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by Joel Karsten, the originator of Straw Bale Gardening, this exciting update contains \u003cb\u003edetailed, start-to-finish instructions for growing vegetables in straw anywhere\u003c\/b\u003e, plus many \u003cb\u003enew ideas and projects\u003c\/b\u003e, including \u003cb\u003ehow to set up a greenhouse for less than $100 \u003c\/b\u003ethat allows you to start seeds on top of heat-generating straw bale benches. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Whatever your gardening challenge, \u003cb\u003eStraw Bale Gardening holds the solution\u003c\/b\u003e. Have a small or unusual space? Straw Bale Gardening is perfect for \u003cb\u003eurban, rooftop, and balcony gardens\u003c\/b\u003e. Contaminated soil? Planting in straw bales eliminates the problem. Are you inundated by weeds? With straw bales, there is \u003cb\u003eno weeding\u003c\/b\u003e. The advantages of growing a Straw Bale Garden go on and on: they require 75 percent \u003cb\u003eless labor\u003c\/b\u003e, their raised height makes planting easier, they extend the growing season, \u003cb\u003eprevent disease and insect issues\u003c\/b\u003e, are portable, hold water well but are impossible to overwater, they create excellent compost, and \u003cb\u003ecan be grown 100 percent organically\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Imagine building a simple shoulder season \u003cb\u003eseed-starter greenhouse for under $100\u003c\/b\u003e and then \u003cb\u003eheating it with six bales of straw\u003c\/b\u003e. In this \u003cb\u003eall-new section\u003c\/b\u003e, Karsten explains how you can build his six-week greenhouse, and set all of your seed trays on the nice warm benches inside, made from straw bales. The heat generated during their early decomposition is the entire heat source for the tiny greenhouse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among the new subjects: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Building and heating the six-week greenhouse for less than $100 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cultivating mushrooms in straw bales \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tips and ideas for making your straw bale garden more attractive \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How to make a cold frame with straw bales \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Trellising projects for growing vertically \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And much more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Assure your success with Straw Bale Gardening with instructions and advice \u003cb\u003edirect from the pioneer of the method\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"Cool Springs Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45030208733335,"sku":"9780760365236","price":1823.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780760365236.webp?v=1767896581","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/straw-bale-gardens-complete-updated-edition-the-breakthrough-method-for-growing-vegetables-anywhere-earlier-and-with-no-weeding-9780760365236","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}