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Thinking about gardening --

The report on straw bale gardening experiment ...by Kristina Gabalski

I tried “straw bale” gardening on a very limited scale this past grow-ing season and ended up being very pleased with the results.

I always struggle with my sweet peppers and so I decided to try them in the straw bale. I planted half of my crop in the bale and the other half in a regular garden bed.

The straw bale fit perfectly be-tween two of my regular raised beds, which was great because the area between those beds has grass and it can be difficult to keep the area looking nice and tidy. I planted transplants into the bale after conditioning and they thrived throughout the entire season - easily out-producing the plants grown di-rectly in the soil. They were healthy and produced well into autumn. Fol-lowing our first killing frost, I was very impressed with the root sys-tems I found when I went to pull the plants out of the bale.

With the success of my small-scale straw bale gardening experiment, I plan to slowly expand my usage of the bales for certain annual vegeta-ble crops. The peppers were trans-plants - I haven’t tried growing from seed yet. Maybe next year I’ll try summer squash or pumpkins from seed in a bale. I was very happy with how easy it was to plant in the straw after the bale had been conditioned through watering and fertilizer ap-plication.

Here’s a few tips and observations

I have after trying the process first-hand:•Maybe the biggest challenge is getting a good bale of straw. You want to feel confident that it’s not full of weeds or is made of hay - you want wheat straw. My family needs a source of straw for our rabbits and we purchase from a local dairy farmer. It can be helpful to have your stash of bales tucked away in a garden shed or garage in the fall so it is ready to set outside for conditioning in early spring. Late season snow can help with the conditioning process. •Make sure your crop has adequate support. The bale is organic material that will break down and compress as the growing season progresses. I staked my peppers and the book I have recom-mends having support in place at plant-ing time. Often, large metal stakes are placed on either end of the bale with twine, clothesline, etc., strung between the stakes along the length of the bale to provide support. My support was es-pecially important as my crop matured and the bale compressed.•I have slug issues in my garden, but at least this past year, slugs did not find my straw bale. Slug damage can be a prob-lem with the bales and experts suggest using slug traps, which you make using a shallow container of beer set on the bale which attracts the slugs and then drowns them.•Don’t worry if you see mushroom growth on your bale. I had mushrooms during the damp periods. They are a sign that organic activity is happening in the bale and that’s what you want.

•Finally, place the bales where they can be easily watered. You need to keep them moist during condition-ing and if the weather is hot and dry, they will dry out easily.

There were a couple of times when my bale got dry, but keeping it wa-tered was no different than keeping my containers moist.

Look for these inserts • GATES BIG M Delivered with newspapers in Ogden, Spencerport.• TOPS Delivered with newspapers in Bergen,

Holley, Murray, Clarendon, Hamlin, Kendall.

• ANG Delivered with newspapers in Churchville, North Chili (partial), Bergen.

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• VILLAGE OF HOLLEY Delivered with newspapers in Holley (partial).

• TOWN OF SWEDEN SNAPSHOTSDelivered with newspapers in Sweden, Brockport.

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Ganondagan’s Spirit Dancers share Iroquois culturewith students at Byron-Bergen Elementary

The five visitors held special significance for Byron-Bergen students learning about the tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy, whose culture still looms large in upstate New York. They were members of the re-nowned Ganondagan’s Spirit Dancers - a group that educates youth and performs traditional Iroquois music and social danc-es. The presentation created a unique win-dow into a different world view - where the deep resonation created by a traditional water drum is like “the sound of the whole world” and that world was made by the combined efforts of a Sky Woman, a musk-rat, and a huge turtle.

The assembly of fourth, fifth and sixth-graders were spellbound as the dancers explained the meaning and origins of their ceremonial clothing, music, and dance movements. “Native Americans are a mod-ern people with a rich heritage,” explained Michael Galban, the public historian at the Ganondagan State Historical Site in Victor, NY, and a member of the Washoe-Paiute tribe. Other group members present included Tonia Loran-Galban of the Akwe-sansne Mohawk Bear Clan, Kelly Keemer

Ganondagan’s Spirit Dancers shared stories about their music, traditional instruments, dances, and cultural identity with children in Byron-Bergen grades 4-6. (l-r) Tonia Loran-Galban of the Akwesansne Mohawk Bear Clan, Kelly Keemer of the Seneca Nation, Melissa Flint of the Mohawk Snipe Clan, Craig Marvin from the Akwesasne Mohawk Wolf Clan, and Michael Galban of the Washoe-Paiutes - the public historian at Ganondagan State Historic Site in Victor. Provided photo.

of the Seneca Nation, Melissa Flint of the Mohawk Snipe Clan, and Craig Marvin from the Akwesasne Mohawk Wolf Clan.

The repertoire included many dances central to Iroquois culture, and interactiv-ity from the audience was encouraged. The dancers invited enthusiastic students to join in their performances of The Old Moc-

casin Dance (which inspired Arthur Mur-ray to create the classic Lindy Hop) and The Duck Dance - an interpretation of hunters (boys) trapping ducks (girls).

The presentation was made possible by the Gillam-Grant Community Center, with support from a Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council GO ART! grant.

Ganondagan Spirit Dancer Craig Marvin leads Byron-Bergen students in The Duck Dance. Provided photo.

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OTHER WAYS TO ENTER1. Watch your Suburban News or Hamlin Clarkson Herald each week for your entry blankSimply answer the questions & send it in.2. PLUS make a copy of every receipt over $25 for purchases made at any of the listed advertisers from the Hometown Community Directory and you’ll receive credit for one entry for each receipt submitted.3. PLUS make a copy of every estimate for services made by any listed advertiser from the Hometown Community Directory and you’ll receive credit for one entry for each estimate submitted.

1. Limit one entry per week per household for answers to questions printed below. No limit on entries submitted with a receipt for purchase or estimate for services as described above.2. All entries must be submitted in individual envelopes. All envelopes must have a return address on the front of the envelope including name of entrant. Entries submitted with a receipt must say “RECEIPT” on the envelope. Entries submitted with an estimate for service must say “ESTIMATE” on envelope. Numerous entries submitted in one envelope will count as only one entry.

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