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Growing potatoes in tyres
Have any of you had experience of growing potatoes using old tyres?
I've read it might not be a good idea because of chemicals leaking from the tyres. What do you think? This is a project that I want to do at school. I'm sure not many of the children (or their parents) understand how potatoes grow! Natalie |
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Growing potatoes in tyres
"Natalie" wrote in message ... Have any of you had experience of growing potatoes using old tyres? I've read it might not be a good idea because of chemicals leaking from the tyres. What do you think? This is a project that I want to do at school. I'm sure not many of the children (or their parents) understand how potatoes grow! Natalie Hi,I haven't grown them in tyres but in a bucket, but heard about tyres. Put you first tyre where it is to stop. Fill with compost, then put the seed potatoes in about half the depth of the compost. Water in and don't let the compost dry out. When the shoots start to show, put another tyre on and cover the shoots with compost, Keep covering the shoots till its as high as you want it, with as many tyre as you want. It certainly is an interesting project, Best of luck. |
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"Natalie" pushed briefly to the front of the
queue on Sun, 23 Feb 2003 10:32:15 -0000, and nailed this to the shed door: ^ Have any of you had experience of growing potatoes using old tyres? ^ ^ I've read it might not be a good idea because of chemicals leaking from the ^ tyres. What do you think? ^ ^ This is a project that I want to do at school. I'm sure not many of the ^ children (or their parents) understand how potatoes grow! Chemical idea sounds plausible, but pragmatically speaking, in respect of yield, from actual experience of trying it once I would have to say it was a bit of a disaster. But then, I only tried it after I saw a TV program where they ended up with what seemed like a solid column of potatoes inside, so maybe I did something wrong. But then again, I'm not a complete dunderhead when it comes to growing things, so for a school project maybe it's a bit too challenging. Andy -- sparge at globalnet point co point uk FWIW(NVM),IMO(NVH)... |
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Growing potatoes in tyres
On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 10:32:15 -0000, "Natalie"
wrote: Have any of you had experience of growing potatoes using old tyres? When I tried it a la Bob Flowerdew a few years ago, the problem I encountered was that the ants loved the earth in the tyres, being raised, warmer, drier than the surrounding soil. When I investigated the whole thing was a seething ant mound. I cannot even remember what happened to the potatoes! Cheers Pam Bristol |
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Growing potatoes in tyres
'Natalie',
Definitely worth a try. As you will see from this site http://www.netspace.net.au/~atkinson/patch/potato.htm they appear to be growing quite well under the conditions which you advocate. One drawback, as I see it, is that the tyres will tend to attract the sun far more than conventional methods and consequently the compost will dry out quickly during hot weather. Regards, Emrys Davies. "Natalie" wrote in message ... Have any of you had experience of growing potatoes using old tyres? I've read it might not be a good idea because of chemicals leaking from the tyres. What do you think? This is a project that I want to do at school. I'm sure not many of the children (or their parents) understand how potatoes grow! Natalie |
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I tried it once in an area that is known for its hear and humidity. I
watered it when the top seemed dry, and had it stacked 5 tires high. When it was time to harvest the crop, everything below the top tire was a rotted mess. The tires filled with water and it was too much water. If I were to do it again, I would take an old tomato cage made of wire, and use it instead of tires. Same concept, except more area for excess water to get out. Good luck. Dwayne " Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... 'Natalie', Definitely worth a try. As you will see from this site http://www.netspace.net.au/~atkinson/patch/potato.htm they appear to be growing quite well under the conditions which you advocate. One drawback, as I see it, is that the tyres will tend to attract the sun far more than conventional methods and consequently the compost will dry out quickly during hot weather. Regards, Emrys Davies. "Natalie" wrote in message ... Have any of you had experience of growing potatoes using old tyres? I've read it might not be a good idea because of chemicals leaking from the tyres. What do you think? This is a project that I want to do at school. I'm sure not many of the children (or their parents) understand how potatoes grow! Natalie |
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