Market Farming

["Craig Gilbert" <GarlicBed AT Comcast.net>]

I would not cover my property with old tires as they are not cheap or easy
to dispose of.  You are creating a mess.

If you are interested in the chemical effect of the tires on the soil, test
the soil around the existing tires.

What benefit tires have for melon or pumpkin escapes me. They will spread
out of a tire in the first week.

Sometimes I get an idea in my head, and I have to see it through, but I
suggest you take a deep breath and let this one go.

Craig Gilbert



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cheselka AT theriver.com>
To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Old Tires was Application Rates for Poor Soil




I'm going ahead with my "tire garden" project.  It's going to take up 1/2 -
3/4 acre with a tire stack spacing of 8ft.  Doing the math, that works out
to be about 300 stacks.  It'll all be on drip irrigation.  It'll grow
melons, winter/summer squash, cukes, and pumpkins.

It's an interesting project for many reasons.  Maybe what I should do is
see if someone at the local university might be interested in studying it
with me.  Perhaps if we get someone to take some measurements over a coupla
years and see what's going on, we can have a better idea about if this
method is acceptable to those of us (me included) who want to keep toxins
out of our veggies.

Matt Cheselka
Cosmic Lettuce

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