@ Alex – I don’t think it’s too late to start potatoes from seed. Carrots can still go from seed outdoors as well. Other than that, I’d start seeds indoors to transplant (but start soon, because you’re running low on time!) or just buy some starts. People’s Co-op has tons, all organic, for super cheap.

You could do all sorts of stuff in tires! Tomatoes would work great, or they’d make great mini raised beds for root veggies like carrots, onions, beets, or radishes. It’s not to late to plant your fall gourds from seed, so you could do acorn or butternut squash or pumpkins.

There are tons of options, it really just depends on what you like to eat! Me, I always have to have my tomatoes. After that it’s just for fun. =)

Most everything in my garden is perennial and not so edible, but a few of the vegetables my roommate planted are starting to emerge. Then there is a ton of huge rhubarb, which I belatedly realized is kinda poisonous raw after eating some (tasty oxalates).

Could you maybe do a windowsill garden? You can get some good herbs going on a sunny sill. Or at least some cacti! =) It’s good to have flora around. I think it’s nurturing for the psyche.

@ Ambyr and Jacob – Hi guys! So when you add a tire, you fill it in with more dirt, leaving just the tips of the potato plant sticking out. This forces the plant to convert it’s stalk into a root as it grows taller to re-reach the sunlight, and then, more root = more taters! I don’t know if you’ve seen but I did a little write-up of the project here. It’s an awesome project, you guys should totally do it! It’s not too late at all – potatoes can take a little heat. =)

*editing this post add the potato tire link

Thanks