Hey, this brings back memories of our garden back in the early 80's. We always grew potatoes this way as far as I remember. I would have forgotten all about it if you hadn't reminded me of this. We're about to start a garden at our new house so timing was excellent. Now, if only it would stop raining long enough for me to till the soil.
Marlon On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 12:54:33 -0500, Erika L. Walker-Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ##| From: Jerry Johnson > ##| > ##| I also recommend growing potatoes in old tires. Start with > ##| 2 tires and loose soil. When the shoot reaches about 5", > ##| place another tire on and fill with dirt. At the end of the > ##| summer, cick over the pile of tires (usually about 8-10' > ##| high) and easily gather the potatoes. > > Fabulous tip!!! > And for those that don't like the look of the black tires - perhaps a > non-toxic paint? On the outside of course ... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149095 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
