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An instant raised bed — use straw bales to grow plants and vegetables

Growing food in containers is a great solution for those without much soil. Another option is simply with a bale of straw. A major bonus is, after you harvest your crops, you can spread the remaining straw on your garden bed or add it to your compost! What you’ll need: 1-2 bales of straw A driveway, paved area or a sunny space that’s going to waste Organic fertiliser – pellets and liquid Compost (a few handfuls for each seedling you plant) Seedlings – Millie uses pak choi, kale and silverbeet Method: Position the bale(s) on their side, so the cut side of the straw is facing up. Water the bale or bales well –if you can leave them out for a couple of weeks and water them every day, even better. Sprinkle over a couple of handfuls of organic fertiliser. Water with liquid fertiliser; fish emulsion is good. Ideally leave this to cook this for a couple of weeks. Make planting holes in the top of the bale and fill each hole with a few handfuls of compost and/or leaf mould. Plant in seedlings. If using pak choi, this will be ready to harvest sooner so can be planted in between the larger, slower-growing plants. Water well and keep moist as the seedlings settle in. Feed with liquid manure every two weeks to keep the plants growing. Watch Gardening Australia on ABC iview: http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/gard... SUBSCRIBE: http://ab.co/GardeningYouTube About Gardening Australia: Gardening Australia is an ABC TV program providing gardening know-how and inspiration. Presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts, Gardening Australia is a valuable resource to all gardeners through the television program, the magazine, books, DVDs and extensive online content. Connect with other Gardening Australia fans: Like Gardening Australia on Facebook:   / gardeningaustralia   Follow Gardening Australia on Instagram:   / gardeningaustralia   Visit the Gardening Australia website: http://www.abc.net.au/gardening This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. ******** Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).