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Building a vegetable garden
Hi all.
I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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Building a vegetable garden
Try lining the wood (on the soil side, of course) with thick black plastic.
You should be able to staple-gun it in place. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Hi all. I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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Building a vegetable garden
Try lining the wood (on the soil side, of course) with thick black plastic.
You should be able to staple-gun it in place. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Hi all. I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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Building a vegetable garden
All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Hi all. I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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Building a vegetable garden
All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Hi all. I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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Building a vegetable garden
All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Hi all. I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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Building a vegetable garden
All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Hi all. I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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Building a vegetable garden
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, the lumber selection at my Home Depot is
sparse, and the only cedar I was able to find was the fencing stuff (1x6?) "Jim Marrs" wrote in message ... All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Hi all. I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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Building a vegetable garden
There is a cedar only outlet in the Buda area right along I35 on the west
side of the road, don't remember the name but they have all sizes. Malcom Beck of Gardenville fame is working on an item designed for raised beds made of recycled materials which will be about the same size and shape as the landscape timbers, I don't think it is on the market just yet but you might check with them, 201 651 6115 in San Antonio. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, the lumber selection at my Home Depot is sparse, and the only cedar I was able to find was the fencing stuff (1x6?) "Jim Marrs" wrote in message ... All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two. "Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message ... Hi all. I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters. Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and hurting the food. Thanks! |
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