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Can someone tell me what is best to use to line the tyres when turning them into plant pots? Thanks  
Can someone tell me what is best to use to line the tyres when turning them into plant pots?

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Has anyone tried turning them inside out? We used to years ago. It takes some doing but they’re lovely and don’t look like tyres any more. They’re sort of an urn shape. If you google it there’s how to . pictures.  
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@palpitant3125 we tried to do this a couple of years ago. Had to give up, was far too hard to do by hand
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@nun87319 I think tyres maybe vary. We managed to do about 8 of them.  
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@palpitant3125 ours were off a Ford kuga, and we didn't even manage to do 1
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Stacey Louise Greatorex
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Heavy duty bin liners work
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I have used wheel trims and a pizza tray ha. I'm going to put compost sacks on the top with holes in. I have tyres ready just no compost yet x
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@determinative4 oh wow yes I have some of them thank yoy
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@scarbrough7513 no probs. Good luck. I'm tryimg to think of flowers for them x
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@determinative4 I have alot of purple and pink tubs so I'm doing them blue with lavender
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@scarbrough7513 oh lovely x
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Frances Rachel ❤️
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Terri-Anne Fletcher Charlotte Louise Considine
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Which paint do you use to paint them
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@archine masonry or shed, fence
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@scarbrough7513 OK ty x
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Wow may try this with smaller tyres at the end of my courtyard with fake flowers as not much sunlight there, it will brighten it up ☺
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There were someone dumping them and people complaining so I said on fb I would take them for this hence I had some donated! Worth asking
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I use the bags from the compost xXx
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I used hanging basket liners
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Thank you so much!  
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I used weed screen
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Our tyres are stacked to create their own micro climate. Average 4c higher than the ground.  
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