Hay Bale Gardening Start up Simple Step by Step Tutorial

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Key insights about video Hay Bale Gardening Start up Simple Step by Step Tutorial

🌱 Step 1: Moisturize the bale to promote heating and wicking bed-like functions.

🌱 Step 2: Use a complete fertilizer to kickstart the breakdown process and provide nutrients for the roots.

🌱 Step 3: Start with a layer of premixed compost containing elements like rock minerals, fish gelt, mushroom compost, and manures.

🌱 Step 4: Add a final layer of potting mix approximately 1.5 inches to 30 mil deep, going as high as possible without spilling.

🌱 Step 5: Plant dried pea seeds, which are cheap, easy to germinate, and produce a lot of fresh food.

🥬 The lettuce grown in a hay bale garden was so successful that excess produce could be sold to restaurants.

🥗 Pea shoots can be harvested for salads, followed by fresh peas.

🔜 Stay tuned for more tutorials and updates on small and large-scale gardening.

Timestamped Summary

00:24 Step 1: Get a lot of moisture into the soil bale

00:29 Step 2: Add a complete fertilizer of your choice

00:41 Step 3: First layer of compost

01:09 Step 4: Final layer of potting mix

01:22 Step 5: Planting dried pea seeds

01:54 Harvesting thumping lettuces from the hay bale garden

02:11 Setting off the system to start curing for nutrient uptake

02:30 Introduction to the series on half-hour gardening for small-scale gardeners

02:46 Next video will cover larger scale curing methods

03:01 Closing remarks and invitation to subscribe

03:03 Peas and lettuce already germinating in the hay bale house

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Q&A

What is this video tutorial about?

This video tutorial is about how to start a hay bale garden.

What is the first step in starting a hay bale garden?

The first step is to get a lot of moisture into the soil bale.

What should be added as a fertilizer to the hay bale?

A complete fertilizer of your choice should be added.

What are the first and final layers in the hay bale garden?

The first layer is compost and the final layer is potting mix.

What can be planted in a hay bale garden?

Dried pea seeds can be planted in a hay bale garden.

Why were the peas in the hay bale garden so successful?

The success of the peas in the hay bale garden was due to the method of starting the system and providing nutrients and water to the plants.

What can be harvested from a hay bale garden?

Lettuces and fresh peas can be harvested from a hay bale garden.