I would just do a little testing on the soil within the tires. It may be a
no-situation. But has anyone thought to line the big tires with some heavy
plastic sheeting before putting in the soil in case there is some leaching?
Or even painting them with parafin wax or something non-toxic to put a
barrier there? Just asking if anyone has done a study on this.
It seems like big truck tires would make good containers, especially the
really big industrial strength caterpillar ones.
Di
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Williams" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:40 PM
Subject: [Community_garden] Rubber Tires as Raised Beds
-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Williams [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 4:37 PM
To: '[email protected]'
Subject: RE: Community_garden Digest, Vol 666, Issue 1
The following link has an authoritative and extensive discussion of the
use
of raised beds including the recycling of some types of old tires. (As
well
as other approaches. For what it's worth; there are literally hundreds of
missives on the internet proclaiming the value of this approach to small
raised beds. I spoke to my local Ag Extension Service Agent and he advised
that their studies showed no leaching of anything in anywhere near toxic
levels. If there's something wrong with using old tires there are a lot of
us in real trouble...
http://www.noble.org/Ag/Horticulture/RaisedBedGardening/introduction4.html
Best regards
Phil
Augusta, GA
I came across some used tires which I am going to use as raised beds to
plant edibles in our community garden. Given tires contact with toxic
materials, is there anything I should do before filling these beds with
compost and planting, or is it safe to stack the tires, fill with
planting material, and plant.
Thanks,
Anna
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