Hay Bale gardening

We watched a few videos online about hay bale gardening and thought it would be fun to give it a whirl.  We don't have access to straw but used hay instead.  We moved the hay to the best spot in the yard for sun. We placed a sheet of cardboard underneath the hay. We stacked dirt on top of the hay bales and then put some in the middle.  Then we planted.  We put carrot seeds on one of the hay bales and rescued a pepper plant from another spot in the yard that was not going to be protected from the cold and we watered. 

 

Here is the finished product along with Josh, the gardener.  He claimed this garden.