Because I didn't want to dig up my yard with a shovel and I don't own a rototiller I decided to try a straw bale garden.
After 1 year I will say I will not go back to normal gardening. No weeds to pull and less bending over. I got a book as a gift to help me improve my garden for next year.
The good thing the bales from this year I will toss into the yard in the spring and run them over with lawn mower and use it as fertilizer for my yard.
If you are a gardener and are tired of weeding or your back and knees don't like the kneeling and bending Straw Bale is the way to go.