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pressure treated timber and raised beds
Having read articles on http://www.thevegetablepatch.com/ that suggest
avoiding pressure treated timber and the explanation as to why on http://www.organicgardening.com/watc...eatedwood.html I am starting to think. I have grown my lettuce and carrots in a home made wooden box constructed from pressure treated timber which I have painted green (garden fence paint). Do we use the same chemicals here in the UK that are used in the US? Aside from that after two years the boxes need a little more paint applying - insects have started to eat the inside of them (just a little). Is there anything (safe) that I can paint them with that might last more than 2 years, or is 2 years when in contacts with moist compost for 9 months of the year good (I empty them out over winter). Mike |
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