Guest guest Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Are the plastic containers suitable for food grade? I keep finding I have more to learn. My grandparents only had flowers in the tires and they wouldn't have thought to eat the flowers. They had rows in the garden of food planted. Thanks for the update though as that is important. Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:46 PM Subject: Re: Growing potato's  NOT a good idea for edibles, though flowers look pretty cool in tires. Tires leach all SORTS of toxins in to the soil, so not something you want to grow edibles in. My ex hubby owns a tire shop, and I had easy access to loads of tires, and I, too, thought planting in them was a grand idea...until my potatoes tasted like rubber. That led me to research the issue, and tires DO leach a LOT of stuff. Best to stick to food grade containers for planting. > > I have always used old tires. Lay one down and plant. Add tires and soil as > needed. Works great. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Maybe I should get one of those icing buckets as i have been sitting here thinking of the birthday cake at icecream we had at the women's meeting at church this month. Had colors and flavors through the cake and the icecream had sprinkles or something all through it as well. Made me so tempted to get some and I do try for sugarfree. Maybe I can figure out how to make my own, even if I do use sugar sprinkles to do the decoration in the icecream. But if I could get where I ddin't even want cake...... I might consider that. I might go to grocery one more time before then though. LOL. I know, I know, my sweet tooth will kill me. I think I have more than one in there. it is great that you have kicked that habit and are living sugar free and healthy.   I mi Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:06 PM Subject: Re: Growing potato's  I got some icing buckets from a local grocery once-NO WAY was that goopy stuff coming out of those buckets-had to pitch them! I now ask for grain, bean, rice buckets, that held dry goods rather than goopy stuff. The smell of that nasty, sickly sweet icing smell lingered in my car for weeks...made me NEVER want another piece of cake, lol > > > > > > I have always used old tires. Lay one down and plant. Add tires and soil as > > > needed. Works great. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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