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#205222 - 04/28/08 01:52 PM Veg. bed from treated wood????
Rosepetal Rosepetal Dream Gardener Registered: 01/18/04 Posts: 1561 Loc: Canada - zone 3b	Is it ok to make a veggie bed from treated wood. I'm thinking of a raised strawberry bed and maybe other things later on too. Just wondering if the treated wood would be harmful? _________________________ Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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#205330 - 04/28/08 07:43 PM Re: Veg. bed from treated wood???? [Re: Rosepetal]
Jiffymouse Jiffymouse Momma Mouse Garden Helper Registered: 08/29/02 Posts: 22632 Loc: Effingham County, GA USA Z 8b	depends on the type of treatment, but generally no. most treated wood (the more affordable stuff) is treated with arsenic which can leach out into the bed. i use untreated wood for anything that will grow food. it is said that you can line beds made with treated wood, but i'd be afraid to. _________________________ work done behind the scenes is usually the least noticed and the most important.
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#205342 - 04/28/08 08:03 PM Re: Veg. bed from treated wood???? [Re: Jiffymouse]
peppereater peppereater Dream Gardener Registered: 04/23/05 Posts: 2453 Loc: norman, ok	They've reformulated the treatment, so that the main component is copper. It's supposedly safer. I wouldn't use it, but it's considered okay by by many extension agents. Cedar costs slightly more, but will last just as long, if not longer. There's also a product that's a composite of wood and plastic that's made to look like wood, which will last a lifetime. It's more expensive than wood products. _________________________ Dave
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#205432 - 04/29/08 10:24 AM Re: Veg. bed from treated wood???? [Re: peppereater]
Rosepetal Rosepetal Dream Gardener Registered: 01/18/04 Posts: 1561 Loc: Canada - zone 3b	Dave that plastic stuff is the "wood" my hubby wants to use but I'm kind of shying away from it cause it's not straight like wood. But I will mention cedar, see what he says. Thanks both of you for your advice. _________________________ Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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#205550 - 04/30/08 06:26 AM Re: Veg. bed from treated wood???? [Re: Rosepetal]
JunieGirl JunieGirl Frogger Gardening Pro Registered: 10/13/06 Posts: 9022 Loc: Worden, Illinois	My DH & I had this discussion, & like Jiffy said Dh would not use treted wood for my raised garden. He said he would just replace the wood when it rottetd. he used plain 2 x 4's--well perhaps 2 x 6's---. _________________________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! Still Praying for Cindy
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#205702 - 04/30/08 07:20 PM Re: Veg. bed from treated wood???? [Re: JunieGirl]
Soilmover Soilmover Member Registered: 07/06/06 Posts: 37 Loc: Twin Cities, Minnesota	We have some raised bed gardens made out of regular 2x6 & 2x8 construction lumber that I got from work that was once machinery crates. Its holding up well, I know it won't last like Cedar but it doesn't look any worse than the green treated landscape timbers along the driveway which are about the same age. I'd say the raised bed lumber gets worse punishment because its got moist black dirt against one side for over half of the year. Why risk putting anymore chemicals in your food. If green treated keeps wood from rotting and insects eating it...
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