I have 12 tires so far

[jackiedon]

I have 12 tires planted so far and I still need a few more tires which tonight my neighbors called and had a few more tires.

I've been reading a lot tonight where some people didn't have a lot of luck with the tires and some people had great luck. So I'm hoping for the best.

I guess it will be a wait and see game.

jackie

 

[shelleyd2008]

What an idiot... Why haven't I thought of this? We have a ton of old tires laying around...never even crossed my mind to use them as planters!! Good luck! Now I'll have to figure out which would work best in them? Hmmmmm....maybe my strawberries? Ah, the possibilities!! :tools

 

[rockytopsis]

I use the big tractor tires that I get for free from the local co-op. So far I have used them for Garlic, Chives, and walking onions and asparagus. The only thing that is not doing good is the asparagus and I think that is because I have it in a tractor-trailer tire instead of the big tractor tire, which I will be changing soon cause I just got another big tire.

DH takes his saws-all and cuts the rim away so that I have a bigger area on top. We leave the bottom rim as it helps hold moisture longer.

I will get some photos later today and post them.

Nancy

 

[setter4]

Anyone else grow up with those planters made by cutting a tire and flipping it inside out? My Mom always had flowers in those on our patio. She painted them pretty colors. Good memory!

 

[rockytopsis]

Here is the garlic tire, this is my 3rd year using it. It is filled with goat poo compost.

 

[Purple Strawberry]

You could also use corrgated pipe. It works just like tires but smaller in size.

 

[CityChook]

I see you're in Arkansas, so warmth probably isn't much of a concern for you.... but here in the frozen wasteland, my father plants his tomatoes in old tires. The heat reflecting from the tires helps his tomatoes grow faster. I've also planted potatoes in tires - slowly making them taller and taller as the potato grows, increasing your yields.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Anyone else grow up with those planters made by cutting a tire and flipping it inside out? My Mom always had flowers in those on our patio. She painted them pretty colors. Good memory!

My mom always had her hen and chicks in them, they were pretty neat! There's another idea

 

[Iceblink]

I recently read an article about how the chemicals in the tires leach into the soil and thus into the plants grown in them.
The article mentioned that the older the tires were the more of the chemicals had probably already leached out.

Just an FYI.

Rocky - your garlic is beautiful, I'm jealous.

 

[rockytopsis]

While it is true that there are bad things in tires, I think I will continue to use them.
Here is a link to a article that I read about using tires.

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/sanders98.html

This is a quote from it.

"There is no appreciable risk in using recycled tires in the vegetable garden. While it is a fact that rubber tires do contain minute amounts of certain heavy metals, the compounds are tightly bonded within the actual rubber compound and do not leach into the soil. One of the ingredients in the rubber recipe is zinc. Zinc, in fact, is an essential plant element. I also expect that rubber is safer to use than treated lumber that contains copper and arsenic. Tires are durable. The very qualities that make them an environmental headache make them perfect for our uses in the garden. Once they are in place, they wont rot and will likely be there for your grandchildren to use. "

I feel the same as he about treated lumber.