When it's time, theChanging car tires, you don't need to throw away the old ones straight away. They are wonderful for planting and can decorate the garden in bright colors. We will explain to you how to plant car tires with the help of instructions and give you a few design ideas for the garden.
Plant car tires with edible plants?
Anyone who likes to plant small vegetable beds in pots will certainly ask themselves whether edible plants are also suitable for tires. Don't tires release pollutants as they gradually decompose? Yes, tires contain chemicals and metals that are harmful to the body. For this reason, they are not recommended as containers for crops. For fruit and vegetables, it is better to stick to the classic bed or raised bed made of harmless materials and only plant tires with ornamental plants. But even then, you should keep in mind that the pollutants will end up in the ground. If youdecorative car tiresTherefore, it is best to choose a place in the garden that you will not be planting with useful plants in the future.
The advantage of planting car tires is that the plants in the tires will need less water and fertilizer than, for example, in a normal bed. In addition, the tires heat up quickly and then pass this heat on to the plants through the soil.
Make your own flower pots out of old tires
Planting car tires – instructions
And when it comes to using the tires for planting, you can get really creative. They can't just be used individually like buckets. You can also stack them staggered to create a low wall or even create a pyramid and then plant the car tires. Two or three car tires stacked on top of each other can also be used as flower pots. Shouldn't the tires just...Decorate the garden, but also the terrace? How about hanging them on the wall and then planting them on the car tires?
To do this, simply fill the lower part with a drainage layer and then fill it with potting soil and you can then put the flowers in it. Since this type of plant container has no drainage holes, you should always water sparingly - despite the drainage layer! Alternatively, you could clip a small board into it and simply place small flower pots on it or place the pots directly into the hoop. If your planted car tire decoration will hang freely in the garden, you can of course also add drainage holes using a drill.
If you want to use the tires as a flower bed or raised bed, go for itas with the raised bedBefore: Lay a drainage layer and then fill the cavity with high-quality potting soil or a mixture you have made yourself. Then you can plant your tire bed.
You can also provide the tire with a sheet of plywood that you drill into the tire. You can line the inside with a permeable material so that the potting soil does not fall through any holes or cracks. Then fill with soil, after which you can plant the car tire. This variant is also suitable for terraces, balconies or even indoors. To avoid overwatering, we recommend drought-loving plants that only need to be watered sparingly.
Wavy or jagged edges
You can't just tirespice it up with colors, but also by wavy or jagged the edge. Simply draw the desired pattern with chalk or a pen and carefully cut the edge along the line with a jigsaw or a sharp knife. You can now plant plants on the car tire or paint it beforehand. Another variant is to turn the tire inside out, which creates a bucket. The cut part is suitable as a foot and can be glued to the bucket.
Paint planters made from car tires
And not only that - since tires aren't exactly pretty to look at, it would also be a great idea if you painted car tires with plants. Whether plain or with beautiful patterns and motifs - there are no limits to your imagination and in this way the project turns into onefun activity for children. Because which child doesn't love working with colors? To paint the tires, you should first apply an oil or shellac primer. Then things can get really colorful with acrylic paints for facades.
Instead of flowers, you can also plant grass on your car tires. These look decorative both in a bed as an accent or in the form of stepping stones after you have dug them into the ground. Recycled car tires are therefore versatile and can be planted in any way.CombineFor example, flowers and grasses, but also make sure you choose the right ones based on the site conditions. Plants that are in the same hoop should also have similar requirements.
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