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Let’s take a look around the Brew City Garden for the final update of our collaboration series. It’s been a heck of a year for the Brew City Garden as well as for all the other channels who participated in the bale gardening collaboration this year. Everyone has varied degrees of success and failure but…
Hello everyone! Thanks for watching part two of my summer straw bale garden tour. It’s early August and the garden is in full blown production mode! Nature’s bounty is coming in full force! The straw bale garden is doing great and producing a ton of food for our family. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/…
It’s early August and the garden is in full blown production mode! Nature’s bounty is coming in full force! The straw bale garden is doing great and producing a ton of food for our family. Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up…
It’s been a crazy weather growing season full of successes and failures. It appears that one of my greatest successes is growing sweet corn. The sweet corn has grown amazingly well in the straw bed and tassels are beginning to bloom! If this outstanding growth continues we are going to have an amazing corn harvest…
In this video I discuss growing in hay or straw without conditioning the bales. Does bale gardening without conditioning work? Why? Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Sign up for Rakuten (Ebates) here and earn cash back on your online…
In this video I give some general guidelines for fertilizing your bale garden. Bale gardening is very forgiving but tend to require a bit more fertilization and supplementation. With this general guide you should be set for a great bale gardening season! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group…
In this episode we try our hand at learning how to grow corn. More notably, we learn how to grow sweet corn in straw! I have scoured the internet and have not been able to find anyone else’s experience or results of growing corn in straw. Does it work? Let’s find out together!! Thanks for…
Let’s take a look around the Brew City Garden for a quick update for our collaboration series. We also discuss the other channels involved with our bale gardening collaboration for the 2019 season. Check out all the channels participating this season!: PG Nano Farm: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDc_GF-wx6bzh8gBf1dnIA Brainstorm Acres: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4AZmVDrCvkNx6aWKqw5mA Essayons Family Garden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I86nDx8QvkKeVtxk2l9vg Hummingbird Hill Homespun:…
With Time-lapse In this video we discuss mushrooms in our bale garden and concerns you may have. When mushrooms grow in your bale garden you may be worried that something is wrong or your garden has been taken over. I discuss how mushrooms are nothing to worry about and may be a good sign about…
Let me show you how to transplant your cole crops into your straw bale garden! Yes, it’s a late season but better late than never. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and give is a nice harvest of cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli and kohlrabi! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook…
Are some of your bale garden bales starting to sag, tilt or tip over? Now worries, guys! My step-brother Skippy and I will show you how to fix your tipping bales the easy way. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/…
Just a quick update to what’s been going on in the Brew City Garden! It’s been a very cold and soggy couple of weeks in Brew City but we are supposed to get a break in the weather just in time for Memorial Day weekend and we are about to GET TO WORK in the…
Check out the newest members of the Straw Bale Gardening Collaboration 2019! Hummingbird Hill Homespun Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMvYeeBl9lMXqzKYFfUd67g PG Nano Farm Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDc_GF-wx6bzh8gBf1dnIA Our other participants: Brainstorm Acres Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv4AZmVDrCvkNx6aWKqw5mA Essayons Family Garden Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5I86nDx8QvkKeVtxk2l9vg Be sure to follow everyone this year for our 2019 straw bale gardening collaboration to see experienced and novice bale gardeners…
Join our Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/ Please be our newest guest at the Collective! Join in the conversation and share your videos, pictures and experience ( or lack of ) with the rest of the bale gardening community! Give help, get help and enrich the community with new ideas and techniques! Check out our Facebook…
In this episode I show you how you can sow peas and other medium to large size seeds into your bales. I will also share another little tip to make sure they stay there! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw Bale Gardener’s Collective” https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGlobalSBGCollective/…
In this quick snip-it I show you just how great the straw bale greenhouse is working out for me. This straw bale greenhouse is an absolute winner and I will definitely start using this method from now on! Thanks for stopping by the Brew City Gardener channel! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our…
Check out Independence Acres Homestead here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5ZR8RNyf36LB_MMu6_NAQ In this episode I show you how I build a straw bale greenhouse! This is a super fast and easy greenhouse made out of straw bales. You could build this as big or small as you want and you can move it or break it down in no…
In this installment of the bale garden conditioning series we check the bales to see if the internal conditioning of the bales has slowed down/cooled down enough to be able to sow seeds or transplant. It looks like the Brew City Garden is having a great conditioning period this growing season! Thanks for watching! Check…
This introduction starts the 2019 collaboration of Youtube straw bale gardeners from all across God’s green Earth. This is our opportunity to band together and offer education and insights into the world of bale gardening. I’m honored to work with experienced bale gardeners and novices alike to share our experiences in the relatively new and…
In this installment we cover day ten of the bale garden conditioning process. Day ten of the bale garden conditioning process is our last active day of bale conditioning. We just add 1 cup (approximately 200 grams) of a BALANCED fertilizer of your choice. The bales are already full of nitrogen and micro nutrients from…
In this installment of the bale conditioning series we cover days seven, eight and nine of the bale conditioning process. During these three days we add one quarter of a cup (50 grams) of high nitrogen fertilizer to each bale and water it in with one gallon (4 liters) of water per bale. Be sure…
In this installment of the bale garden conditioning series we cover day six of the conditioning process. On day six we just add one gallon (4 liters) of water to each bale and nothing more. Be sure to follow along for the whole process to ensure your best success with the bale gardening method. Thanks…
In this installment of the bale garden conditioning series we cover day five of the conditioning process. On day three we add one half cup of high nitrogen fertilizer to each bale and water it in with one gallon (4 liters) of water. Be sure to follow along for the whole process to ensure your…
In this installment of the bale garden conditioning series we cover day four of the conditioning process. On day four we just add one gallon (4 liters) of water to each bale and nothing more. Be sure to follow along for the whole process to ensure your best success with the bale gardening method. Thanks…
In this installment of the bale garden conditioning series we cover day three of the conditioning process. On day three we add one half cup of high nitrogen fertilizer to each bale and water it in with one gallon (4 liters) of water. Be sure to follow along for the whole process to ensure your…
In this installment of the bale conditioning series we discuss day two of the process. On day two we just add approximately 1 gallon (4 liters) of water to each bale and nothing else. Be sure to follow along for the whole process to ensure your best success with the bale gardening method. Thanks for…
**NOTE** I STATED THAT YOU SHOULD ADD 2 LITERS OF WATER TO EACH BALE. THAT’S INCORRECT IT SHOULD BE 4 LITERS! PLEASE EXCUSE MY POOR AMERICAN CONVERSION** LOL…. In this installment of the bale garden conditioning series we cover day one of the conditioning process. On day one we will add 1 cup (100 grams)…
In this installment of the Straw Bale Conditioning series I discuss the types of conditioning fertilizers you may want to use. I also show you the conditioning fertilizer that I use and why I use it. Please note that when I say “traditional” fertilizers I am referring to “conventional chemical fertilizers” that are most commonly…
In this episode I show you how to set up your bale garden. I show you how to properly position your bales, how to position your entire garden to get the most sun and how to keep weeds out of your bales. I also discuss soaking your bales with water for a few days to…
In the episode of Brew City Gardener I show you how to grow your potatoes in straw using the lasagna garden method. Some may refer to this as the “Ruth Stout” gardening method. Whatever you call it; it yields amazing results so make sure you subscribe to see what we harvest in late summer! Check…
