Katrina Kierstead says a straw bale garden is an accessible and effective way to grow vegetables. 2:32In her backyard she has a fenced in garden plot with several rows of straw bales, sprouting lettuce, zucchini, radishes, cauliflower, broccoli, beets, carrots, Swiss chard and herbs. "Straw bale gardening, as far as I'm concerned, well, to me, it's the way to do gardening," said Kierstead. New convertShe may sound like a longtime devotee, but this is actually only her second year growing produce using the straw bale method. In her backyard, she has a fenced in garden plot with several rows of straw bales, sprouting lettuce, zucchini, radishes, cauliflower, broccoli, beets, carrots, Swiss chard and herbs.

Source: CBC News July 25, 2020 12:00 UTC