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Quote from Albinorhino on February 20, 2012, 00:18

Didn't see the thread on tires. Saw when you put the windows on them in your home thread. We will be planting soon also. We really didn't have a winter at all. In all less than 10 days below 32 degrees if I had to guess.

Think carrots would work good in 2 stacked truck tires?

carrots should do fine ina double stack

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here is a quick vid on no dig potatoes

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I did a potato cage last year, and it worked great! I just drove a few metal fence posts into the ground, and surrounded them with chicken wire. I planted the seed potatoes in a mixture of compost and old straw bales.

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I did a potato cage last year, and it worked great! I just drove a few metal fence posts into the ground, and surrounded them with chicken wire. I planted the seed potatoes in a mixture of compost and old straw bales.

Nice I might try that with my left over seed potatos. I just started 2 sets of tires. I have 3 more sets left to fill. Dropped them in tonight, Prob keep the cold frames over them till plants touch it.

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Planted these reds on feb 29th. These pics from 4-8 easter

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Yukon golds on feb 29th.

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I can only hope to get potatos

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you need to add more tires and soil

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how many and how deep? I can get them under there easily. Maybe I should do the potato cage and transplant these now, I doubt anything has started yet

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you need at least 2 if not 3 tires on top. The idea is to let the plant grow 6 to 8 inches above the tire, put a new one on and cover it with soil, let it shoot up 6 to 8 above the tire and repeat. It will send shoots out as it grows up

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