Conditioning the bales: Days 3-5

I watered the bales on Thursday night, but I was late to work on Friday so I didn't have time to add fertilizer and water. On Saturday it rained all morning and afternoon. I didn't have time to add fertilizer because I needed to leave at 2pm for my niece Savannah's 3rd birthday party, and it would not stop raining.

Today is Sunday and I finally added the second application of 1/2 cup fertilizer to each bale and watered well. I hope the bales will start composting soon. I will try to keep up on the fertilizing from now on.

I wrapped wire fencing around most of the bales to try to contain them. I put sticks in the ground to also help stabilize the wire fence and the bales.

Edwin helped me install metal stakes that I will wrap wire on or install some fencing to trellis the taller plants.

I think I need to buy a soaker hose, the bales are just not getting very wet even though I am spending a lot of time watering them.