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On Feb 26, 12:22?am, Richard Price Richard.Price.
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Thanks for the advice.

I have now ordered some untreated wood and will construct another
planter. Does anyone know what I can treat the wood with, that will
not
harm my veg?

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Richard Price

Richard,
� �Your best bet is to use redwood. �It naturally resists rot and
insects and will not harm your vegetables. � It is pricy, though.

If you can find old growth heartwood from a redwood tree, I would agree
with loco BUT that is hard to find here in California, so your chance
in
the UK, I presume, would be much lower. The next time I repair my
raised
bed, I think I'll look into plasticized decking wood but check it out,
it may leach undesired chemicals as well. Otherwise, the 2" x 12"s that
I used for my box seem to be good for at least 10 years. Keep your
construction simple in order to make any replacements simple.

Bon app�tit.

Some people use tires for raised beds.
Contrary to popular belief, they are inert and do not poison the soil.

And you can get them for free.

They paint well if you are worried about looks. ;-)
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I'n going to try some of this.

www.earthbox.com

try some of these instead
http://www.seattleoil.com/Flyers/Earthbox.pdf

rob

Hey, thanks for that. My idea was to try to figure out how to make these
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If you live in a fairly densely populated area there may be a likely
building being demolished. Often they will let you scavenge some
lumber. I got ten eight-foot 2x12s just for the labor of hauling them
away and then extracting the numerous nails in them. They are ugly,
but they will weather out nicely and last for several years, while I
keep my eyes open for other buildings.

Good luck in the hunt!