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Wheat, oat and barley bales work best, said Karsten, who has a degree in horticulture science from the University of Minnesota. Never use hay.

Straw bale gardening? What will they think of next? Actually, straw bale/mortar home construction is a big industry. In the garden, straw bales are big, too.

Households are being urged to immediately remove algae and pondweed from their back gardens during the month of July by using ...

Recent studies have demonstrated that straw bales, derived from wheat, barley, and rice straws, can provide competitive thermal performance, with low thermal conductivity ranging between 45 and 65 ...

Round bales are fetching in the region of €25-35, depending on where in the country you find yourself, ... At this stage it’s nearly all spring barley straw,” he said.

It can be from any grain such as oats, barley, wheat or other similar crops. ... If you have a choice, pick another bale. Old straw and spoiled straw loses its golden color after a while.

Big square bale barley straw ranged from £70/t in East Yorkshire and the South East to £100/t in the South West for the week ending 21 January, according to the British Hay and Straw Merchants ...