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Raised Bed Vegetable Planting
Richard Price wrote:
www.locoworks.com;776263 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. Thanks for that. I've tried to get hold of redwood, such as western red cedar, but nobody seems to stock it in Wales. In Wales any North American wood would be as "exotic" as English walnut is in the US. Best bet would likely be to look for some synthetic lumber made from recycled plastics. In the US "Trex" is the best known brand. The stuff should pretty well be inert from the viewpoint of planting. There are numerous tropical hardwoods that will stand up for decades, the trouble is that I don't know of anyone who has used them for the purpose you intend and wouldn't guarantee that they don't leach substances that would harm the plants--they have some pretty powerful natural chemistry that keeps the bugs and fungi out. -- -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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