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Hey, you guys have given me the bale gardening bug! I hope bale gardeners in arid climates can post to this thread to tell us what works and what doesn't in desert bale gardening. Here's my tiny experiment that hopefully will yield some good info on arid climate bale gardening - even if it doesn't yield any fruit!
List of money blown so far:
Cardboard underneath tarp - free (saved boxes) also can get free from walmart at night when they're stocking
8 straw bales - san tan feed $6 each = $48
10x20 tarp 10 mil thick - walmart $20 on sale
25 24" wood stakes - lowes $7 (should have made my own but my garage junk has eaten my table saw)
2 small bags natues way composted mulch - walmart $2 each = $4 (NPK not specified)
40lbs urea 46-0-0 - higley feed $15
4 bags kellogg patio mix - Lowes $5 each = $20 (to go in the transplant holes and for direct seeding - not on bales yet)
Polyethylene Tarp Repair Tape-Silver - ITEM 46154-0VGA $2.99 Harbor Freight (to put on the tarp before cutting future vents or X's for planting
103 Piece 1/2" Grommet Installation Kit - 30037-0VGA $2.49 Harbor Freight (might come in handy)
Results up to Day 6 to come in a minute...
This message was edited Apr 14, 2009 10:24 PM
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