[Community_garden] old tires for growing potatoes

[Mike McGrath]

Ok--if we're not eating the spuds, I'm in.
    Ornamental potatoes--an idea whose time has come!
                                                        ---McG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diana Liu" <diana1127 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Mike McGrath" <MikeMcG at PTD.net>; "Vicki Garrett" 
<vickigarrett at columbus.rr.com>
Cc: <lechan at ph.lacounty.gov>; <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] old tires for growing potatoes


> How do we find out if something is safe or not if we experiment it?  How 
> did people find out that Zinc and Cadmium were toxic?  How did our 
> ancestors find out if some plants are toxic and not to touch it or eat it? 
> Life is all about experimenting and finding answers and solutions.  Don't 
> you think?
>
>  I didn't say we experiment and eat the potatoes.  And, I am sure this is 
> a much cheapter and safe experiment (well, I guess you do need a chemist 
> and a lab), compared to some of these other researchs that are going on, 
> don't you think?
>
> Mike McGrath <MikeMcG at PTD.net> wrote:
>  eeeuuuuuu!
> Safety first, people! Not experiment with potential toxins first!
> ---Prissy McG
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Diana Liu"
> To: "Mike McGrath" ; "Vicki Garrett"
>
> Cc: ;
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 5:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [Community_garden] old tires for growing potatoes
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>> Zinc may not be as big of a problem, but Cadmium definitely is. However,
>> I've heard that some of these chemicals/toxins may be locked into the
>> soil (organic?) and not uptaken by the plants. I wonder if people have
>> researched this method, not to eat the produce at the end, but to measure
>> whether chemicals are absorbed in the plants. May be to grow plants for a
>> couple of generation/years to see if the soil still lock the toxins (if 
>> it
>> indeed can). If the plants are not taking up these chemicals, that could
>> be very helpful. A lot of old used tires could be put into good use
>> particularly in communities where resources for building materials may 
>> not
>> be that readily available.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Mike McGrath wrote:
>>
>> Zinc and cadmium are the big contaminants that leach out in high amounts;
>> but I just find the whole idea repulsive, period. They're old, dirty and
>> made with toxic petrochemicals and metals.
>> Tires can--and should--be recycled professionally and burned for fuel in
>> clean plants; its the perfect way to dispose of them.
>>
>> And hey--how about growing potatoes in DIRT?! There's an idea!
>>
>> ---McG
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Linda Casto"
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>> To:
>> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 11:07 AM
>> Subject: [Community_garden] growing potatoes in old tires
>>
>>
>>>A member on a garden website I belong to is recommending growing potatoes
>>>in old tires.
>>>
>>> I know there are contaminants that come from old tires but I don't
>>> remember what. (This was in a discussion in the last week or so).
>>>
>>> I'd like to be able to post something in response to this recommendation
>>> letting folks know what kind of contaminants they are turning loose in
>>> their gardens.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Linda Casto
>>> Glenwood UMC community garden
>>> Columbus, Ohio
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