spud sprouting in tyres

[andiewill]

i have some spuds in a tyre and they were just comming through, i went away for ten days and at that point they were not ready for the second tyre,when i came back home they are now approx 19 inches above the rim of the tyre.

is it to late to put a second tyre on ? or can i cut back the growth and put on the second tyre and remainder of my spuds?

or start another fresh single tyre on its own with the remainder of the spuds.

[andyt]

hello again!
I would think that from what you say, you should be able to chuck the 2nd tyre on top & then fill that with soil..."earthing up" style.

[Annpan]

Yes, earth up... don't cut any foliage back.

I would think you would be able to do 2 tires just now actually... even more yummy potatoes

[andiewill]

thank you for your reply

[Andy Hamilton]

Yep earth up. Incidentally I have heard of people earthing up potatoes in tyres using straw or shredded paper. I am sure if you asked on freecycle you could get shredded paper for nowt. Trick is to make sure that the spuds are covered.