Straw Bale Gardening

[Tartar Horde]

You can apply the priciple of ridge and furrow anywhere Mary. The plants are grown on raised "ridges" of soil with a "furrow" between them. The "furrow" is used to apply mulch/straw/water etc. Using this method makes weeding/hoeing very easy. If you apply a layer of mulch between rows it acts as a moisture conservation method when it's dry, very useful in places like Anglia. Another benefit is that you never have to stand on the Ridges where you intend to grow your crops, using the furrow to walk in thus never compacting your soil.