Edie Tanem is the host and today Joel Karsten is our guest; he's the StrawBale Garden guy and he's just got the latest edition of his book -- Straw Bale Gardens Complete -- out in time for the closing up of the pumpkin patches this coming week!   Joel's technique is not just using straw bales as planters, but actually starting and controlling a decomposition process that substitutes for soil entirely, right within the bale.  We kept our energetic and enthusiastic guest all hour long, explaining how it's done and how to do it.

<p>Edie Tanem is the host and today Joel Karsten is our guest; he's the <a href="https://www.strawbalegardens.com">StrawBale Garden guy</a> and he's just got the latest edition of his book -- Straw Bale Gardens Complete -- out in time for the closing up of the pumpkin patches this coming week!   Joel's technique is not just using straw bales as planters, but actually starting and controlling a decomposition process that substitutes for soil entirely, right within the bale.  We kept our energetic and enthusiastic guest all hour long, explaining how it's done and how to do it.</p>

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