Comments on: Tater Boxes http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html simplicity, creativity, self-sufficiency,...minivans Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:24:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ivorysoap76 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-822 ivorysoap76 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:49:21 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-822 I like the tires too, 'cept for the shape. Now if tires were SQUARE.... I like the tires too, ‘cept for the shape. Now if tires were SQUARE….

]]> By: krystals http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-800 krystals Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:10:43 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-800 I have been wanting to put in a raised bed and wondered what to do about the root vegies. Thankyou so much for this great idea. I'm loving the tire idea too. I should have 4 old ones by next year. ----Krystal I have been wanting to put in a raised bed and wondered what to do about the root vegies. Thankyou so much for this great idea. I’m loving the tire idea too. I should have 4 old ones by next year. —-Krystal

]]> By: ivorysoap76 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-653 ivorysoap76 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:25:41 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-653 @Stephen--These were all bottom chunks of a short fence. I would love to do tires, but I just don't have any. But eighty 1.65ft pieces of board? That I had. HA! @Stephen–These were all bottom chunks of a short fence. I would love to do tires, but I just don’t have any. But eighty 1.65ft pieces of board? That I had. HA!

]]> By: Stephen http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-638 Stephen Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:05:47 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-638 We don't build raised beds for our potatoes, the wood is too precious for other beds. Instead we get a couple of free used tires, lay the first one on the ground and fill it with dirt and plant. Once the leaves are well out of the ground put another tire on top and fill it with more dirt (don't cover the leaves completely though). Doing this 3 or 4 tires high and you can easily have 100 pounds of potatoes in a very small space. We also use the raised tires with cattle fencing in a column shape placed inside the tire for tomatoes and other climbing vegetables. We don’t build raised beds for our potatoes, the wood is too precious for other beds. Instead we get a couple of free used tires, lay the first one on the ground and fill it with dirt and plant. Once the leaves are well out of the ground put another tire on top and fill it with more dirt (don’t cover the leaves completely though). Doing this 3 or 4 tires high and you can easily have 100 pounds of potatoes in a very small space.

We also use the raised tires with cattle fencing in a column shape placed inside the tire for tomatoes and other climbing vegetables.

]]> By: Free Garden Plan: Root Veggies | Little House in the Suburbs http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-566 Free Garden Plan: Root Veggies | Little House in the Suburbs Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:38:08 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-566 [...] cool thing about this plan, other than the companion planting and spacing, is the use of our “tater boxes” which temporarily deepen any raised bed–allowing your to do this in a new bed next [...] [...] cool thing about this plan, other than the companion planting and spacing, is the use of our “tater boxes” which temporarily deepen any raised bed–allowing your to do this in a new bed next [...]

]]> By: ivorysoap76 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-553 ivorysoap76 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:18:07 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-553 I don't know. You'll have to call your local nursery and ask. The books say it's too late in my area, but my old farmer dude that runs the farm supply says that's foolishness. You need an old farmer dude. I don’t know. You’ll have to call your local nursery and ask. The books say it’s too late in my area, but my old farmer dude that runs the farm supply says that’s foolishness. You need an old farmer dude.

]]> By: Erin http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-549 Erin Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:29:28 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-549 Ivory, thanks so much for the terrific instructions. Do you think it is too late to plant potatoes in Eastern Washington? Ivory, thanks so much for the terrific instructions. Do you think it is too late to plant potatoes in Eastern Washington?

]]> By: ivorysoap76 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-543 ivorysoap76 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:24:14 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-543 @ Fran AWESOME!!! @ Fran AWESOME!!!

]]> By: Fran http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-540 Fran Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:27:48 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-540 We are growing potatoes in our backyard this year using old tires. We just keep stacking and stacking and by the end of summer we will have about 5 feet of root with potatoes growing on them. Will let you know how they come out. We are growing potatoes in our backyard this year using old tires. We just keep stacking and stacking and by the end of summer we will have about 5 feet of root with potatoes growing on them. Will let you know how they come out.

]]> By: ivorysoap76 http://littlehouseinthesuburbs.com/2009/06/tater-boxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-538 ivorysoap76 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:59:22 +0000 http://littlehouse2.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-538 Yeah, it's way too late here for regular potatoes, but I'm jazzed about next year! Yeah, it’s way too late here for regular potatoes, but I’m jazzed about next year!

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