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Now I’m repurposing Ketzel’s post. <br /><br /> I’m all for reusing the world’s resources, including Ketzel’s, but something about this recycled tire container hints at a racket. <br /><br /> Recycled tires were the rage for nanosecond—that was like in the 80s when people were turning them inside out and painting them pink. Tires are great to use to grow watermelon since watermelon wants its soil really warm. In its simplest incarnation - you plop a tire on top of the soil, fill it with more soil, and plant your watermelon seed or starts in the middle. And used tires are free. <br /><br /> The re-imagined jobs going around the blogosphere will cost you $200 for a set of 4. <br /><br /> Let’s check on the whole “green” claim too: Recycled tire planters need to be processed so they’re water tight. If you buy them from <a href="http://www.zicla.com/esp/productos.php" title="Zicla in Spain">Zicla in Spain</a> they’ll need to be shipped mucho miles, and they’re quite heavy. If you buy them from <a href="http://www.dwr.com/category/outdoor/planters.do?sortby=ourPicks&page=2" title="Design Within Reach">Design Within Reach</a>, they will still ship from somewhere far away. Not so green when you count the miles to truck them to you. <br /><br /> Compare that to the used tire you take home the next time you get a flat. Flat tire could be the greenest solution. Just don’t go painting it pink. OK so turn it inside out and paint it pink. <a href="http://www.wuvie.net/tireplanter.htm" title="Here’s a link on how to do it">Here’s a link on how to do it</a>. <br /><br /> <img src="http://www.dirtdujour.com/images/uploads/tiretrio2.jpg" style="border: 0;" alt="image" width="250" height="69" /></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/"><img src="http://www.dirtdujour.com/images/coupon_spot.jpg" alt="Visit dirtdujour.com" width="225" height="147" border="0" /></a></td> <td style="padding-left: 15px;"><img src="http://www.dirtdujour.com/images/email_sponsored.jpg" alt="Sponsored" width="219" height="58" /> </td> </tr> </table></td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="width: 120px; padding: 20px 0 0 12px;"><a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/sign_up/"><img src="http://www.dirtdujour.com/images/email_sign_up.gif" alt="Email Sign Up" border="0" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"/></a><br /> <a href="http://www.tomatofest.com/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit Tomato Fest"><img src="http://www.dirtdujour.com/images/uploads/tomatofest2.png" style="border: 0;" alt="image" width="126" height="250" /></a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dirtcouture.com/see-whats-new/african-violet-globe" target="_blank" title="Click to visit dirt couture"><img src="http://www.dirtdujour.com/images/uploads/dcadsmall.png" style="border: 0;" alt="image" width="125" height="250" /></a> </td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#714300" style="color: #2c170b; padding-bottom: 10px;"><img src="http://www.dirtdujour.com/images/email_compostpile.gif" alt="Compost Pile" width="600" height="56" /> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="padding-left: 20px;"> <tr> <td> <a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/raise_your_hand_if_youve_got/" style="color: #be7c4f">Raise your hand if you’ve got….</a>, May 18, 2012.<br /> <a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/you_can_do_this_/" style="color: #be7c4f">You can do this ...</a>, May 17, 2012.<br /> <a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/item/dr_huey_strikes_again/" style="color: #be7c4f">Dr. Huey strikes again</a>, May 16, 2012.<br /> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#2c170b" style="color: #8e5503; padding-bottom: 10px;"><img src="http://www.dirtdujour.com/images/email_dirt.gif" alt="" /> <a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/sign_up/" style="color: #8e5503">Subscribe</a> | <a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/sign_up/#unsubscribe" style="color: #8e5503">Unsubscribe</a> | <a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/about/#policies" style="color: #8e5503">Editorial and Privacy Policies</a> | <a href="http://www.dirtdujour.com/contact/" style="color: #8e5503">Contact</a> <br /> 17602 17th Street, Suite 102 #142 Tustin, Ca. 92780-7915<br /> All contents © 2012 Dirt Du Jour</td> </tr> </table> <br /> <br /> <br /> </body> </html>
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