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It’s time to order all your free seed catalogs so you have them in time to make your selections for the next growing season! Check the links below for several great free catalogs by mail! Leave a comment below with any great catalogs I may have missed. Thanks for watching! Sign up for the fastest…
Can you grow carrots in a straw bale garden? See for yourself! We have been harvesting carrots as needed all season long but since we have to break the garden down we went ahead and harvested all the carrots we had left. Check out our MASSIVE end of season carrot harvest from the straw bale…
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…
The time has finally come! Today we are harvesting the potatoes that I planted in straw. I have always had such great luck growing in straw so I planted potatoes in the newest garden (The Jose the Neighbor Garden). The garden is a first year lasagna style garden where we incorporate straw bale gardening and…
We finally get the definitive results of growing garlic in straw! I have had such good luck growing everything else in straw that thought I would try growing garlic in straw using the no dig, Ruth Stout method. The results of the straw grown garlic is nothing less than incredible. The garlic harvest this year…
In this video I discuss why I love gardening at night. Gardening after dark has many advantages and I think it should be on your priority list to maintain the health of your garden and for your sanity. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!: https://www.facebook.com/brewcitygardener/ Join our Facebook group – “The Global Straw…
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 episode I take you through a tour of the entire Brew City Garden in early July. The summer has just begun and the garden is beginning ignite with incredible growth! This is the point where it really starts getting good and I want to show you where we are at this point. Thanks…
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…
It’s time to take another look at the “Jose The Neighbor Garden”! This is a brand new “lasagna” style garden where we are growing this year’s potato crop “Ruth Stout” style. As you can see these potatoes are growing like crazy! I get the feeling that our potato harvest is going to be monumental! You…
In this episode we take a look at results for some of the seeds we sowed in the straw bale garden. Let’s take a look at the squash and the cucumbers then we will sow our main crop of pole beans for the season. The garden primed and ready to take off!! Thanks for watching!…
It looks like our bok choi started bolting right after transplanting! There’s nothing worse than a plant going to flower before I even get my first harvest. Now I have to come to terms with getting it out of the garden to make room for something new. Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook Page!:…
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:…
In this video we cover how to direct sow squash, cucumber and any other large seeds into the bales. Direct sowing into the bales is so simple. Just mind your spacing and get the seed down into the moisture level of the bale and you’re good to go!! Thanks for watching! Check out our Facebook…
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 episode I show you how to direct sow small seeds in your bale garden. There are a few important tips to successfully sowing small seeds in your bale garden. After you watch this video you will know all the ins and outs to getting great germination and growth in your bale garden. Thanks…
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…
