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A really interesting way to make a cheap raised garden bed is to use hay or straw bales, You can grow plants directly onto the hay bale and you can also make a square with four hay bales filed with topsoil and plants in the middle. If you are going to plant into the hay bale, leave a space between the plants to sit and work from. You can make a hay bale garden as high as you need it to avoid having to bend over if you have a bad back or disability that makes bending over difficult.To get your hay or straw bales ready for planting, first get them in place, they are a lot heavier when soaked and will be to heavy to lift, then water your straw or hay bales every day for about two weeks. If you set them out in winter you wont need to water manually and the bales will be ready for Spring planting You can speed the conditioning process up by watering for three to four days and then adding a layer of soil or compost to the top of the bales, then just make a slit in the top of .. more »

What can be better than picking a fresh tomato for your salad? Or maybe picking a fresh tomato and stuffing it with something fresh and lively? Many people would say nothing!Fresh fruits and vegetables are incredible in both color and flavor, and none are better than a tomato. In the past, people who lived in apartments found it impossible to plant or maintain a garden because of lack of space.Creative people discovered a way to grow tomatoes in limited space, and tomato container gardening became an instant success.Growing tomatoes in a container means , planting tomato in a containers of any size. They are especially handy when space is limited. You can plant a tomato container garden in small buckets, or large containers, it depends on how much space you have.If you have a balcony, a tomato container garden would grow very well, the only thing you have to remember to do is water it and turn the container so all of the plants receive the benefit of sunlight.To plant a tomato container garden, all you need is a container, preferably non-metal, potting soil, and a few small rocks to insure proper drainage.The soil can be purchased at any home .. more »