Vegetable safe paint

[Ivan]

Greetings :)

I will soon be building some raised garden beds from 10mm Jarrah. Although
this is structurally sound enough AFAIK I'm concerned that being relatively
thin it will rot/degrade somewhat faster than thicker material.

My plan, if I can find suitable material, is to paint the inside of the
framework and varnish the outside.

Does anyone have any ideas for the paint and varnish?

TIA
Ivan.

[Chookie]

In article >,
Ivan > wrote:

> I will soon be building some raised garden beds from 10mm Jarrah. Although
> this is structurally sound enough AFAIK I'm concerned that being relatively
> thin it will rot/degrade somewhat faster than thicker material.

IIRC, jarrah is very resistant to rot. However, you may find that 10mm isn't
thick enough structurally, and it may break in a few years. Soil weighs a LOT.

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