John
23-01-2003, 04:07 PM
I have actually used pressure treated wood for training boxes and it
works just fine. I was hesitant myself, so I tested my theory with a
stock plant planted in a pressure treated grow box and a comperable
stock plant in a untreated grow box. There was no difference in
growth.
John
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"Largest selection of tokoname pottery in the U.S.!"
(Tom Buchanan) wrote in message >...
> "Luke Tulkas" > wrote in message >...
>
> > Oops! Very not good! So, Tom, what sort of "building project" was it? Not
> > for living things?
>
> Also a deck, actually - but I'm not too worried about it, as this
> stuff is sold specifically for use as decking (planed & sanded smooth,
> so little danger of splinters) and sold by all the big DIY stores here
> in the UK. Starting to sound like it might not be the best choice for
> training boxes though, just from the point of view of caution...
>
>
> WRT to eating bonsai - you mean I can't eat that crop of crab apples
> I'm working on? :)
>
> Tom
works just fine. I was hesitant myself, so I tested my theory with a
stock plant planted in a pressure treated grow box and a comperable
stock plant in a untreated grow box. There was no difference in
growth.
John
www.tokonameware.com
"Largest selection of tokoname pottery in the U.S.!"
(Tom Buchanan) wrote in message >...
> "Luke Tulkas" > wrote in message >...
>
> > Oops! Very not good! So, Tom, what sort of "building project" was it? Not
> > for living things?
>
> Also a deck, actually - but I'm not too worried about it, as this
> stuff is sold specifically for use as decking (planed & sanded smooth,
> so little danger of splinters) and sold by all the big DIY stores here
> in the UK. Starting to sound like it might not be the best choice for
> training boxes though, just from the point of view of caution...
>
>
> WRT to eating bonsai - you mean I can't eat that crop of crab apples
> I'm working on? :)
>
> Tom