We are trying to grow potatoes in tires this year.
The tire method seems good for a few reasons.
1. You dont have to dig around for your potatoes. They will all be in the tire.
2.You can harvest them one tire at a time.
3.The black tire keeps the soil nice and warm which means we were able to start our potatoes early.
You start out with one tire. Put your seed potato in it and cover it with soil. As the potato starts to show its green leaves you cover it with more soil adding more tires as needed.
We are stopping with three. We heard of a woman who went six high!
We also have some lettuce planted with the potatoes and some beans. The beans will give the soil some good nitrogen. The potatoes will give the lettuce some shade. And everyone's happy!
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