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Old 06-04-2009, 10:08 PM posted to triangle.gardens
Pat Barber Pat Barber is offline
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Default Building wooden containers

How about the newer plastic wood ???

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...g&N=4294950812

Depending on how high you wish to go, with some pressure treated
4x4 and these boards, you are in business.



Richard Evans wrote:
I'd like to build my own wooden containers for growing vegetables. I
know you can't grow edibles in containers made from pressure treated
lumber, but are there other options?

I suppose I could just use pine and discard it when it rots, but how
about pine painted with exterior stain or other preservative?

How about plywood (non-PT)? Is it safe?