No, I don't think this was a clone and I'm not growing anything in straw bales this year. I'm pretty sure it was a seed start, based on its growth habits, assumed it had been sexed since it was a gift, and then it dropped full on balls, nothing female about it. Further, I've got a plant of my own, all seed starts, that I thought I had sexed and now I'm not so sure. Again, not in straw bales.
I'll be honest, with the weirdnesses that seem to pop up the last three or four years now, I find myself wondering what role climate change is playing in fucking with our heads.
I've used the straw bales extensively for growing veggies. I like that they're essentially another method of raised bed which REALLY saves my back. I've done mostly green beans in the bales, but would also happily do tomatoes, peppers... squash either with some control or allowing enough room to get around and to them... what else? Damn near anything but corn, since it tends to grow tall enough that it doesn't need to be raised up.
