Bad soil? Not enough soil? Maybe even no soil? Skip the ground and try planting fruits and vegetables in straw bales instead, suggests Joel Karsten, author of “Straw Bale Gardens” (Cool Springs Press, ...

Do you want to grow your own vegetables, but have minimal garden space, poor or heavy clay soil, or limited financial resources? Do you manage or want to begin a school or community garden, but need ...

In the Spring Home and Garden section, which came out in April, I wrote a story about new gardening methods and products and mentioned straw bale gardening. As a gardener, the idea intrigued me, and I ...

Like many others in the Coulee Region, Chris Christen and her staff at Christen Farm Nursery are anxious to get into the garden. And when they do, many of them will be trying straw bale gardening.

POTTSTOWN >> June is National Fruit and Veggies Month as well as Great Outdoors Month. Celebrate these holidays by combining the two with gardening. Gardening is a great outdoor activity that also ...