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ALMOST BEEKEEPING - RELATED TOPICS => GARDENING AROUND THE HOUSE => Topic started by: queenb64 on May 17, 2006, 03:54:48 am
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I have been hearing alot about useing tires for raised beds. I live on a mountain of rock, so it attracted me. rows of tires 2 to three high, painted for looks and filled with good soil. Can arrange the however i like. BUT, I was concerned about the vegetable absorbing chemicals from the tires. I know that the ground up tires are very toxice. But what about solid tires?
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I would rather use the rocks, they are nontoxic and look better....!
some people even buy them..... :shock:
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Never heard of tires being toxic, makes sense though. In Florida you see a lot of tire mulch in gardens and even playgrounds :? If it is toxic that doesn't make sense, hmmm. I would use rocks.
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Benjamin Franklin said it was better to use rocks........ :lol:
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potatoes are well suited for growing in tires. instead of hilling up just add a tire. at harvest time just remove the tires.
i'm not completely sure of this but i think the toxicity from tires needs burning to be released.
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Benjamin Franklin said it was better to use rocks........ :lol:
Ha ha ha. :roll:
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Hey,
I just put in several tons of ground tire material for our churches playground. I had to do a lot of research before purchase and installation. We found that ground tires have been rated as essentially NON-TOXIC! Use your tires and enjoy!!! We use them in our small garden as containers as well.
Blessings!
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Well I learned something online just now...........It seems that it is the ground up tire material being used as mulch that may be a problem. Too much zinc can be a bad thing for plant growth. Still, it is being used everywhere with good results. Who knows!!!!!!!!!!! Using solid tires should not be a problem!! After all, they have been used for such a long time in the way you want. Someone always is an alarmist. For me to believe that there is a "serious" problem I would have to see more evidence.