Car tyre planter

Ilikeplants · June 2022

Does anyone have one or is it a terrible idea? I’ve got an old small one, think it was a spare. It has drainage holes and the central larger hole can be covered with a piece of tile. the rim inside would also hold a small reservoir of water so it doesn’t dry out. I’ve put it on a high tree stump at the moment thinking I could put something like trailing phlox in it. Pity it’s too late to sow nemophelia because that would have also trailed down.

Fairygirl · June 2022

I think most people use them for veg - potatoes are a popular one because you can keep adding them for height/depth.
Too ugly for me as a planter

Jenny_Aster · June 2022

Have a search on Pinterest for some great ideas.

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/search/pins/?q=tyre planters&rs=typed&term_meta[]=tyre|typed&term_meta[]=planters|typed

Ilikeplants · June 2022

That’s why I was thinking of something that spilled over the edge and covered it @Fairygirl 😆

just wondering if it’d be still naff looking and I’d wished I took it to the skip. I don’t want to add to it or build it up. Still ugly if I plant something like mint in it to contain it?

Dovefromabove · June 2022

Take a look here
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/44901/car-tire-planters

but bear in mind that there are now concerns that toxins in the tyres may affect vegetables grown in them. I believe (although I may be wrong) that Bob Flowerdew no longer recommends doing it.

Fairygirl · June 2022

I think it would be better on the ground. It would have more access to moisture. If it's stuck on top of a tree trunk, it won't have that.

joanna65 · June 2022

Here is mine. Yes it does look a bit ugly but with other plants tucked around it and the hardy geraniums in front it doesn't stand out too much. I had intended to paint it first but didn't get round to it. It is just lined with an old compost bag with a few holes in it and the plants are annuals which should be able to withstand drier conditions. I am loath to dispose of anything that can be re used in the garden.

nick615 · June 2022

Well over ten years ago, I cadged a couple of huge tractor tyres, filled them with soil after reducing their size on one side with a saw, and have used them for sundry crops ever since (side by side). Before siting them, I laid layers of strong cardboard down to prevent weeds. 'Where?' eludes me now but I read the ideal format for them is to arrange them in a square, two by two, so that one is left with a star-shaped section in the middle which is ideal for growing invasive things like mint or horse radish that would otherwise spread everywhere. I've restricted my use to the original two.

Ilikeplants · June 2022

Dovefromabove said:

Take a look here
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/44901/car-tire-planters

but bear in mind that there are now concerns that toxins in the tyres may affect vegetables grown in them. I believe (although I may be wrong) that Bob Flowerdew no longer recommends doing it.

Thanks @Dovefromabove - that took me down a long read. I don’t think I have the determination, strength or time for those ambitious projects. The wheel rim is still there and I was going for something like @jo@joanna65 has done which looks quite cute. I might be easier to line it.

I might regret putting it on the stump @Fairygirl but I think I’ll try it. I want trailing plants and also to discourage slugs up there.

Fire · June 2022

Jason uses them and says they work really well. He answers some of the common problems.

I'm interested in using old hessian sacks to cover ugly pots etc. I have some sacks and will try them out this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-cnrOZvRo

Palustris · June 2022

I can remember seeing some plant holders in the shape of swans which had been made from old tyres. Never did manage to make one myself.

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