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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
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 Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 5:48:37 PM
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Hello,i have seen in a few forums here that some farmgirls use old tires as a flowerbed. Is that ok to do? I would think that the nasty stuff in the tires would leak into out food i'm growing. Let me know your opinions on it and if its healthy to do so!
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 6:07:07 PM
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Flowerbeds would be fine, BUT, I personaly would not use them for veggys, there are chemicals in rubber that will leach out into your soil and contaminate your food, they do not even accept them at our local landfill, and tire shops charge a pretty penny to dispose of them for you, they are handled as a type of haz waste.
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 8:24:56 PM
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I wouldnt use them for food eaither. I also wouldnt use pressure treated wood for raised beds.
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Claude09647
True Blue Farmgirl
761 Posts
Claudia
Our Dairy Farm
Pennsylvania
USA
761 Posts |
Posted - Jul 14 2009 : 9:23:53 PM
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Thank you for the info, i will keep that in mind
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