Comments on: How To Grow Potatoes in Tire Towers

By: Oh, how our garden grows. « yellowsquarelove

Oh, how our garden grows. « yellowsquarelove — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:35:39 +0000

[...] bin, paint signs for our Front Yard Farm veggies & projects, find a few more tires for our ‘tater towers,’ and a few more [...]

By: Sayward

Sayward — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:11:16 +0000

@ TJ - I finished up this project last fall! You can see the final results here

By: TJ

TJ — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:28:56 +0000

So how high are your tire piles? Are they 3 tires high? Please post your harvest yields when the time comes to harvest! Hope this works for you!

By: Sayward

Sayward — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:13:38 +0000

@ Avery – Actually, I went on a biking tour of backyard chicken coops here in Portland, and I saw them in somebody’s garden! =D

By: Avery

Avery — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:55:31 +0000

Hi there! I was wondering where you got this idea to begin with? thanks!!

By: Gearing Up For Spring: Bonzai’s Garden Guide | Bonzai Aphrodite

Gearing Up For Spring: Bonzai’s Garden Guide | Bonzai Aphrodite — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:04:16 +0000

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By: Sayward

Sayward — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:25:29 +0000

@ Conspiracy2Riot – Thanks! I found the same thing in my research, but I also understand people’s concern. I think you just have to do what you’re comfortable with.

But that’s awesome you’ve found so many uses for old tires. I love the recycling aspect of the whole project. Good luck with the future plans!

By: Conspiracy2Riot

Conspiracy2Riot — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:12:42 +0000

The reason so many people will jump at the opportunity to give their old tires away is that you have to pay to dispose of them. Nobody wants them. Why? Tires don’t degrade. EVER. They will not leech anything into your foods when used as a planter. And the black rubber heats the soil inside which is what the seeds like. You can actually extend your growing season by using tires.

I’m with you Sayward. I researched like mad because the last thing I wanted to do was grow tainted food. There simply is NO evidence of chemicals leaving the tires. And there’s no limit to what you can plant in them or how you can arrange or paint them. My next project is to cut the side walls off of 6 of em and use em for a compost container, adding a new tire each time i fill one. After that, I’m building a staggered planter retaining wall.

Cheers!

By: Christa

Christa — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:07:19 +0000

@Leigha – I wonder if there is any kind of way that you might be able to seal the tires so that they wouldn’t be able to leach chemicals out into the soil?

By: Sayward

Sayward — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:45:37 +0000

@ Erik Wallace – You know, I’m not sure! Sweet potatoes are only distantly related to potatoes, so I’m not sure their stalks would do the same conversion into roots. But, I say it’s worth a try! Sweet potatoes are yummy and much, much healthier (as I’m sure you know!) =)