Texas

[yinepu]

Straw Bale Gardening Update -

I asked the gentleman who wrote the book on Straw Bale gardens if low-water conditions were ok for this sort of garden, and his response was that someone had emailed him to say they got by with only using the condensation drip from their window A/C unit! Sounds pretty low water to me. He's very nice, and you can like his page on FB if you want more info, or I guess buy his book. There's a giveaway going on for his book through FB right now.

His FB page is: Learn to Grow a Straw Bale Garden ///////////// Regular page: www.strawbalegardens.com

lol.. I asked once about buying straw at the local feed stores.. they politely informed me that they never get straw in Texas!

 

[Little Wing]

ID WATCH THAT!!!

I swear, sometimes we are just as disfunctional as the Teuttuls.

 

[Imprfctme]

lol.. I asked once about buying straw at the local feed stores.. they politely informed me that they never get straw in Texas!

That could cause a problem. Darn, is my Yankee showing? I didn't realize that straw wasn't widely available.

 

[Imprfctme]

Preserve the Serama! It's a rare breed, and I have a starter rooster for you. Just joking

Sure, just hold onto it for me for about 3 to 4 years when I'm ready for it.

 

[jnntefend]

Imprfctme, I love your tag line "The party never runs out of poop". I feel like a professional poop scooper myself.

 

[yinepu]

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I don't know about other places in Texas.. but around Lampasas, Kempner, Copperas Cove and Killeen there is no straw to be found (a few people never even heard of it)..

Course you can buy the tiny decorative ones in the Fall at Walmart and Hobby Lobby .. but I don't think those teeny things would help much!

 

[jnntefend]

I don't know about other places in Texas.. but around Lampasas, Kempner, Copperas Cove and Killeen there is no straw to be found (a few people never even heard of it)..

Course you can buy the tiny decorative ones in the Fall at Walmart and Hobby Lobby .. but I don't think those teeny things would help much!

Hmmmm. We have straw up here... I wonder what the difference is.

 

[Little Wing]

Hmmmm. We have straw up here... I wonder what the difference is.

I think straw is like a stem or stalk and hay is more like grass.

 

[chickletteSarge]

Sorry to hear that

Hows the little AG doing? pictures?

she died yesterday as well!!! i think one of my kids got ahold of her and didnt say anything! her wing was dislocated and she wasnt eating... they were grounded and their chicks were taken away... what else bad can happen?

 

[Kilsharion]

I think straw is like a stem or stalk and hay is more like grass.

Hay is dried grass, greens, clover, alfalfa, etc that is intended for ingestion.

Straw is the cut and dried stalks of wheat/barley. It's used for bedding, not ingestion. It's not easily available where I'm at, either.

Using hay in the garden is a good way of winding up with unwanted seeds in your garden, btw.