Wood for raised beds / pressure treated ok?
 

Hi,

I have some 6X6X10 lumber I was thinking of using to make raised beds for a
raised vegetable bed. Can I use this wood even if it is pressure treated? I
like the look of this lumber and the height that I get from two stacked.
Thanks
Brennan
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Wood for raised beds / pressure treated ok?
 

yeah.. I use it, just line the inside with 6 mil plastic, staple it on so the soil
isnt up against the wood. Ingrid

ojunk (Brs36) wrote:

Hi,

I have some 6X6X10 lumber I was thinking of using to make raised beds for a
raised vegetable bed. Can I use this wood even if it is pressure treated? I
like the look of this lumber and the height that I get from two stacked.
Thanks
Brennan
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Wood for raised beds / pressure treated ok?
 

Wood for raised beds / pressure treated ok?
 

There are better choices for PT wood...
white oak
cedar
cypress
stone
self-locking brick
composite wood planks

Working with PT wood is just plain nasty. And getting a splinter from
it is worse than from pine. If you make a raised bed from it, plant
flowers, shrubs or decorative gourds and keep the PT stuff far from
food and children.

On Fri, 04 Apr 2003 14:07:40 GMT, wrote:

yeah.. I use it, just line the inside with 6 mil plastic, staple it on so the soil
isnt up against the wood. Ingrid

(Brs36) wrote:

Hi,

I have some 6X6X10 lumber I was thinking of using to make raised beds for a
raised vegetable bed. Can I use this wood even if it is pressure treated? I
like the look of this lumber and the height that I get from two stacked.
Thanks
Brennan
Remove the Nojunk from the email address to reply to the email address.



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