"SteveB" toquerville@zionvistas wrote in message
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I am looking for some old railroad ties. They have creosote treating on
them, but it is weak due to the age of the ties. Is this a problem when
using them to form raised beds?

Steve

--
"...the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere
critic-the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and
imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be
done." Theodore Roosevelt 1891


Perhaps your first sentence should have read "I am looking at some old
railroad ties", instead of "looking for".

In my humble opinion, I wouldn't use such near any garden for edibles. That
includes any rain runoff if nearby, with the railroad ties serving some
other purpose. I considered similar with some old utility poles. After
researching creosote, I bowed out using them anywhere near my garden or
mulch bed.
--
Dave