Punched Out Half Tires Used As Landscaping Tool For Plants
Your story on using our lightweight "punched out" half tires to cover bunker silos generated a lot of response. I've found that half tires can also be used as a landscaping tool for plants that allows a slow release of water and fertilizer. I cut 20-in. bias ply tires in half and remove a 4-in. wide strip of tread. Then drill small holes into the remaining "halves". I dig a shallow circular trench and place the tire in it at ground level. Then I fill the tire with rubber nuggets and spray paint them. The nuggets serve as a mulch and the holes in the tires allow for a slow release of water and fertilizer. Each tire can hold about 3 gal. of water. The photo shows an elephant leaf plant growing out of the middle of the tire. It makes a nice border or edging and it saves water and fertilizer because it's self watering and fertilizing. Other advantages are that the tires won't decompose and can be moved.
The tires can also be placed on top of the ground.I sell the tire halves for $5 apiece and the rubber nuggets for 50 cents per pound. (Ed Brownlee, Box 389, Ravenel, S.C. 29470 (ph 800 440-9617)
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Punched Out Half Tires Used As Landscaping Tool For Plants TIRES/WHEELS New Uses 23-1-34 Your story on using our lightweight "punched out" half tires to cover bunker silos generated a lot of response. I've found that half tires can also be used as a landscaping tool for plants that allows a slow release of water and fertilizer. I cut 20-in. bias ply tires in half and remove a 4-in. wide strip of tread. Then drill small holes into the remaining "halves". I dig a shallow circular trench and place the tire in it at ground level. Then I fill the tire with rubber nuggets and spray paint them. The nuggets serve as a mulch and the holes in the tires allow for a slow release of water and fertilizer. Each tire can hold about 3 gal. of water. The photo shows an elephant leaf plant growing out of the middle of the tire. It makes a nice border or edging and it saves water and fertilizer because it's self watering and fertilizing. Other advantages are that the tires won't decompose and can be moved.
The tires can also be placed on top of the ground.I sell the tire halves for $5 apiece and the rubber nuggets for 50 cents per pound. (Ed Brownlee, Box 389, Ravenel, S.C. 29470 (ph 800 440-9617)
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