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Raised Bed Vegetable Planting
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, "www.locoworks.com" wrote: On Feb 26, 12:22?am, Richard Price Richard.Price. wrote: 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? -- 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 appétit. -- Billy Bush, Cheney & Pelosi, Behind Bars http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/site/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movemen...George_W._Bush |
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