Setting up a Straw Bale Garden ~ GreenThumb Thursday ~ PART 2

Welcome back for Part 2 of my How To's with Straw Bale Gardening.  If you missed Part 1 regarding the Set-Up of your garden then you can read all about it here.  

Today I'd like to show you the progress of my garden.  I must admit I was still a little skeptical, very hopeful, but skeptical in just how good my veggie's would grow in bales of straw.  But alas, worried for nothing as I was very pleasantly surprised at how great everything did.  

And the positives of Straw Bale Gardening listed in Part 1 did turn out to be true.  Every one of them.  Hooray!  Ok, so proof is in the pictures so here we go...
Here is the garden about 1 month-ish after planting.

Roma Tomatoes ~

Dwarf Corn ~

Zucchini ~ 

I even decided to make my own green bean tee-pee.  I know it's not technically Straw Bale Gardening but it fits the uniqueness of my garden, no? ~

Here is the garden another month or so later (sorry, didn't keep good track!)

Super Sweet Cherry Tomatoes ~

Corn & Zucchini ~

Green Beans ~

And last but not least here is some pictures of my first harvest! ~

Yummy, beautiful tomatoes ~

Zucchini ~ 

Green Beans ~ 

I would have some pictures of my corn but we came home from church one day to find THIS neighbor visiting our garden who decided to climb up on my bales and eat EVERY LAST PIECE OF CORN.  What a pig! Needless to say, half of this guy is now living in my freezer....

So I hope those of you still on the fence of whether to Straw Bale Garden or not, I've leaned you into the yes side.  Some are blessed with glorious soil, but for those of us not so lucky...try it!  I leave you with another unique addition to my garden.  My sweet little 4 & 6 year old girlies built this princess scarecrow =)  She worked beautifully!

If you've had successes or failures with Straw Bale Gardening, I'd love to hear about it!  Leave me a comment or send me your pictures here!