Tractor tire vegetable garden

When it comes to chemical composition, tires are extremely complex. Different kinds of rubber, carbon black, vulcanizing agents, antioxidants, antiozonants, polymerization accelerators, plasticizers, oils and solvents are all components of tires. Roughly 5% of the weight of a tire is made up of “processing chemicals.” When tires are burned, these chemicals can be released, and even more nasties form as a result of their combustion. However, a tire that lies dormant in the back yard is not…

Tractor Tire raised beds

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming! Check out this story and the amazing backyard garden photos Bob and Sherle Read More >>

Use tires as raised garden beds

Sitting in the garden today under cloudy skies, I reminisced about my time in Junior High and High School. During this time the last thing on my mind

While looking for ARE photos I came across this photo of Del and Malcolm Beck's vegetable and flower garden; part of which is grown in truck tires. Since there was lots of interest in the flower pot tires in Lucas' post I thought perhaps some of you would like to see this: Malcome is a popular organ...

Agriculture is in my heart💚