Comments on: Lumber for a Raised Bed in a Small Kitchen Garden http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/lumber-for-a-raised-bed-in-a-small-kitchen-garden For kitchen gardeners with limited space Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:06:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ReRe http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/lumber-for-a-raised-bed-in-a-small-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1#comment-1125 ReRe Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:15:15 +0000 http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/51#comment-1125 Thank you for your article. I bought Home Depot's reco (pressure treated lumber) for my veggie darden and installed it without being told that I would need to use plastic sheeting or Thompson's water seal. Now I have to rip it up and throw away the plants because I don't want to risk the pesticides in my food. Next time I will research myself 1st because the recos from Home Depot are risky business. PS - They also recommended using mothballs to deter rabbits..and now I see that mothballs would have been quite hazardous in a garden Thank you for your article. I bought Home Depot’s reco (pressure treated lumber) for my veggie darden and installed it without being told that I would need to use plastic sheeting or Thompson’s water seal. Now I have to rip it up and throw away the plants because I don’t want to risk the pesticides in my food. Next time I will research myself 1st because the recos from Home Depot are risky business. PS – They also recommended using mothballs to deter rabbits..and now I see that mothballs would have been quite hazardous in a garden

]]> By: Susan http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/lumber-for-a-raised-bed-in-a-small-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1#comment-497 Susan Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:37:47 +0000 http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/51#comment-497 Thanks for the info. I am shopping for lumber for raised beds, and a local lumber yard tells me that the new "Extra Green" pressure treated wood (copper boron azole) does not leach harmful chemicals into the soil. They also said that cedar can leach tannic acid into the soil, and it is toxic. I think I'm going to go with the Extra Green 2x8's, and treat them with a sealer like Thompson's. Thanks for the info. I am shopping for lumber for raised beds, and a local lumber yard tells me that the new “Extra Green” pressure treated wood (copper boron azole) does not leach harmful chemicals into the soil. They also said that cedar can leach tannic acid into the soil, and it is toxic. I think I’m going to go with the Extra Green 2×8’s, and treat them with a sealer like Thompson’s.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/lumber-for-a-raised-bed-in-a-small-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1#comment-99 Laurie Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:43:50 +0000 http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/51#comment-99 I used redwood 2"x8"s to surround my raised 10'x18' bed because it was more rot-resistant. To extend its life further, I coated the redwood generously with Thompson's Waterseal before putting it on/in the ground. It's been there 10+ years now. The two biggest dings in it are one place where the cats use it as a scratching post, and the corners where the gardener's weed-whacker has, over time, worn divots out. Should protect outside corners with right-angled metal sheath. I used redwood 2″x8″s to surround my raised 10′x18′ bed because it was more rot-resistant. To extend its life further, I coated the redwood generously with Thompson’s Waterseal before putting it on/in the ground. It’s been there 10+ years now. The two biggest dings in it are one place where the cats use it as a scratching post, and the corners where the gardener’s weed-whacker has, over time, worn divots out. Should protect outside corners with right-angled metal sheath.

]]> By: zacs Pond Plants http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/lumber-for-a-raised-bed-in-a-small-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1#comment-37 zacs Pond Plants Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:53:22 +0000 http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/51#comment-37 raised beds are excellent for small kitchen gardens. We have four and produce wonderful meals mostly from this garden for four months a year and we can and jar many veggies when we can. Excellent. raised beds are excellent for small kitchen gardens. We have four and produce wonderful meals mostly from this garden for four months a year and we can and jar many veggies when we can. Excellent.

]]> By: Dan @ Daily Eco Tips http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/lumber-for-a-raised-bed-in-a-small-kitchen-garden/comment-page-1#comment-32 Dan @ Daily Eco Tips Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:23 +0000 http://www.smallkitchengarden.net/small-kitchen-garden/51#comment-32 Wow, that's impressively detailed information about timber for raised beds. That's a little scary about arsenic in pressure treated wood though, as that forms most of the wood available from reclaimed building material centres. Dan Wow, that’s impressively detailed information about timber for raised beds. That’s a little scary about arsenic in pressure treated wood though, as that forms most of the wood available from reclaimed building material centres.

Dan

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