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I had sent Kent a Dmail earlier in the season saying I was going to try this. I have one row of bales ( yes Kent string side up!!! ) like the rest of you and one row "enclosed" with pressure treated lumber. My thinking is if this works; next year or the year after I can just remove the old bales and drop in new ones. If it doesn't work I have a wonderful raised bed with compost already in it. The spaces between the bales and the boards (about 3.5 inches) I plan to fill in with horse manure later this week. With the addition of the manure I can't see having to fertilize as much. I left the posts higher than the boards so I could add a 1 X 2 or similar board between the posts to aid in support of the tomatoes when they grow taller. If I don't like the results I'll just saw off the posts and put a 2 X 8 on top of the boards and posts as a sitting rail when gardening. I will keep you posted on the progress via this thread. Wish me luck in my very first year of strawbale gardening!!!
Doug
Kent I meant to say string side on the bottom and top not on the sides!!!
This message was edited Apr 28, 2008 12:23 PM
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