Building a vegetable garden
 

Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and
hurting the food.

Thanks!

Building a vegetable garden
 

Try lining the wood (on the soil side, of course) with thick black plastic.
You should be able to staple-gun it in place.

"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I
can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and
hurting the food.

Thanks!

Building a vegetable garden
 

Try lining the wood (on the soil side, of course) with thick black plastic.
You should be able to staple-gun it in place.

"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I
can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and
hurting the food.

Thanks!

Building a vegetable garden
 

All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two.

"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I
can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and
hurting the food.

Thanks!

Building a vegetable garden
 

All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two.

"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I
can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and
hurting the food.

Thanks!

Building a vegetable garden
 

All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two.

"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I
can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and
hurting the food.

Thanks!

Building a vegetable garden
 

All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two.

"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I
can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil and
hurting the food.

Thanks!

Building a vegetable garden
 

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, the lumber selection at my Home Depot is
sparse, and the only cedar I was able to find was the fencing stuff (1x6?)

"Jim Marrs" wrote in message
...
All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar
for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two.

"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course
treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what I
can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil
and
hurting the food.

Thanks!

Building a vegetable garden
 

There is a cedar only outlet in the Buda area right along I35 on the west
side of the road, don't remember the name but they have all sizes. Malcom
Beck of Gardenville fame is working on an item designed for raised beds made
of recycled materials which will be about the same size and shape as the
landscape timbers, I don't think it is on the market just yet but you might
check with them, 201 651 6115 in San Antonio.


"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, the lumber selection at my Home Depot
is
sparse, and the only cedar I was able to find was the fencing stuff (1x6?)

"Jim Marrs" wrote in message
...
All Lowe's and Home depot have a variety of cedar lumber. Use 2X 6 Cedar
for
your raised beds. Your pine will be gone in a season or two.

"Thomas J. Girsch" wrote in message
...
Hi all.

I'm building a vegetable garden with raised wooden planters.
Unfortunately, cedar and redwood weren't available, and of course
treated
wood is Bad Very Bad, so I've got untreated pine. I'm wondering what
I
can
do that will protect the pine from rot, without leaching into the soil
and
hurting the food.

Thanks!