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Gardening has "grown" to be more popular than ever. Idiot's Guides: Straw Bale Gardening features a great way to grow vegetables — even when space is limited. Hundreds of helpful, step-by-step color photographs illustrate how to arrange, prepare, and successfully grow a straw bale garden. Professional advice on what to grow and how to maximize yield is also included Contents iii 5 Section 1: Straw Bale Gardening Basics 3 11 Keys to Successful Gardening 4 12 Understanding Straw Bale Gardening 6 14 Ideal for Any Space 8 16 Unique Planting Opportunities 14 22 Raised Beds Versus Straw Bales 16 24 Built-In Heat 18 26 Water Wise 20 28 Even More Benefits 22 30 High-Quality Compost 28 36 Section 2: Creating Your Straw Bale Garden 31 39 The Straw Bale 32 40 Helpful Tools 36 44 Preparing Your Site 38 46 Planning Your Straw Bale Garden 40 48 Understanding Warm and Cool Seasons 42 50 Designing Your Garden 44 52 Setting Up Your Bales 54 62 Building Trellises 56 64 Using Individual Plant Supports 62 70 Fertilizer Basics 64 72 Organic Fertilizers 66 74 Conditioning Your Bales 68 76 Irrigation 76 84 Sterile Soil-Less Growing Mix 78 86 Sowing Seeds 80 88 Planting Transplants 82 90 Routine Garden Care 84 92 Dealing with Pests 86 94 Extending the Season 88 96 Section 3: Warm Season Crops 91 99 Basil 92 100 Bean, Green 94 102 Bean, Lima 96 104 Carrot 98 106 Chive 100 108 Cilantro 102 110 Collard 104 112 Corn 106 114 Cucumber 108 116 Dill 110 118 Edible Flowers 112 120 Eggplant 114 122 Garlic 116 124 Melon 118 126 Okra 120 128 Onion 122 130 Parsley 124 132 Pepper, Hot 126 134 Pepper, Sweet 128 136 Potato, Sweet 130 138 Pumpkin 132 140 Scallion 134 142 Shallot 136 144 Spinach, Malabar 138 146 Spinach, New Zealand 140 148 Squash, Summer 142 150 Squash, Winter 144 152 Tomatillo 146 154 Tomato, Cherry 148 156 Tomato, Determinate 150 158 Tomato, Heirloom 152 160 Tomato, Hybrid 154 162 Section 4: Cool Season Crops 157 165 Arugula 158 166 Beet 160 168 Broccoli and Broccolini 162 170 Brussels Sprout 164 172 Cabbage and Chinese Cabbage 166 174 Cauliflower 168 176 Celery and Celery Root 170 178 Chard, Swiss 172 180 Chervil 174 182 Endive, Belgian and Radicchio 176 184 Endive, Curly and Escarole 178 186 Greens, Miscellaneous 180 188 Greens, Mustard 182 190 Kale 184 192 Kohlrabi 186 194 Leek 188 196 Lettuce 190 198 Pea, Shelling 192 200 Pea, Snow and Snap 194 202 Potato 196 204 Radish, Spring 198 206 Radish, Winter 200 208 Spinach 202 210 Strawberry 204 212 Turnip and Rutabaga 206 214 Upland Cress and Watercress 208 216 Index 210 218 If you don't have a large yard in which to grow crops, you can grow your own fresh and nutritious vegetables with an inexpensive, space-saving straw bale garden. Tullock shows you the ins and outs of growing a garden in bales of straw, from planning and constructing it to fertilizing and dealing with potential pests