Guest guest Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 That would work great in some areas, as long as you fill up the tires with dirt right away. In some communities that would not be permitted. I am not sure my Prospectus even allows a veggie garden on my lot, but I am going to try to make it look nice and maybe I can skip by. So it is no corn out there for me, but I think I can do other things. by the way, jellow jackets love to get in the tires for nests if they aren't filled with dirt and mosquitoes breed in the water that gets in them as well, if they are not filled with dirt. I am a procrastinator but if you get to it immediately you won't have that problem. Have a great day. I always liked the tires when painted white and when they were turned inside out. My grandparents did that a lot. Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 11:07 AM Subject: Growing potato's  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 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 I had seen buckets at Lowe's and think i've seen them used on Youtube but they are dark and probably more for paint, etc. than for food so I have no idea about them so bakery is better place to look I guess. Don't want to have to scrub out a shortening bucket though but don't know if they get that big. Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Growing potato's  Any of the plastic buckets or containers you get from a bakery, deli, grocery store, etc. would be fine, since they contained food to start with and would be food grade. SO many other plastics contain thinks that leach, so you would want to be mindful. > > > > 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 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...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Sweets were even harder for me to give up than wheat or meat, but now, I rarely even crave anything sweet. I think your body adjusts to different things, when you let it. Once it is out of your system, you don't crave it any more. Actually, the thought of a piece of sweet cake makes me nauseous, 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...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Gonna have to get me one of those icing buckets. LOL. I do find that I am much more sensitive and can taste salt since we have cut out so much of it. I still like sea salt on corn and cucumber and a teensy bit on tomato, but not on much of anything else. I used to put on watermelon, but don't anymore and i don't miss that. So perhaps the sweets will go too, but sure is strong now. i don't know if I am strong enough to really follow an all vegetable diet, or to do without some meat, but if I cut it down to one red meat a week, that is better. I want to add in more and more veggies and I consider sprouts veggies.  I may have to do some green smoothies. I do like them though I put some fruit in there. But I used to put sweet yogurt in them.  I am finding out a lot of things though. My husband goes to the store and he doesn't think of spinach and sometimes I get something for soup or something and then don't fix it and waste it. I am thrilled about the idea of having lettuces in my Aerogarden. I definitely need more than one though. I'd like some herbs and can't grow them and the lettuces at same time so need 2 of them. I hope to get one this weekend. Carolyn Wilkerson  To: sproutpeople Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 7:09 PM Subject: Re: Growing potato's  Sweets were even harder for me to give up than wheat or meat, but now, I rarely even crave anything sweet. I think your body adjusts to different things, when you let it. Once it is out of your system, you don't crave it any more. Actually, the thought of a piece of sweet cake makes me nauseous, 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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