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<blockquote data-quote="Boot Jack Bulls" data-source="post: 1486896" data-attributes="member: 24016"><p>Steve, we actually use big tractor tires for all our veggie gardens. They are simply laid on side, with face up sidewall cut out. Ours are filled nearly to the top with black dirt from our barn/lots. For the top 6 inches or so we use a potting soil, since the ground is clay here, even the "black dirt" from the barn and lots gets wayyyy to heavy for veggies. We actually use the empty protein tubs in the middle of the tire beds to create a terrace effect too. The really nice part is not having to hoe a garden or bust out the tiller. A person can just give them a quick once over with a hand tiller and pick weeds easily. They actually don't look nearly as red-neck as they sound! </p><p>We haven't had issues with them getting to hot, but they do seem to dry out easily. Having to water more frequently is the trade off for having good soil to plant in, in this case. Where we are, there is just no point in trying to grow veggies in a traditional garden. The soil is just too heavy, even after several attempts to improve it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boot Jack Bulls, post: 1486896, member: 24016"] Steve, we actually use big tractor tires for all our veggie gardens. They are simply laid on side, with face up sidewall cut out. Ours are filled nearly to the top with black dirt from our barn/lots. For the top 6 inches or so we use a potting soil, since the ground is clay here, even the "black dirt" from the barn and lots gets wayyyy to heavy for veggies. We actually use the empty protein tubs in the middle of the tire beds to create a terrace effect too. The really nice part is not having to hoe a garden or bust out the tiller. A person can just give them a quick once over with a hand tiller and pick weeds easily. They actually don't look nearly as red-neck as they sound! We haven't had issues with them getting to hot, but they do seem to dry out easily. Having to water more frequently is the trade off for having good soil to plant in, in this case. Where we are, there is just no point in trying to grow veggies in a traditional garden. The soil is just too heavy, even after several attempts to improve it. [/QUOTE]
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