Are landscape timbers safe to use for building a raised bed for vegetable gardening?
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It was a lot of fun (and so fast!) to build these beds with Green City Growers [1] Also, vermiculite is amazing stuff–it’s the consistency of styrofoam, but made out of VOLCANIC ROCK.
Question by Brokn: Are landscape timbers safe to use for building a raised bed for vegetable gardening?
The tag says they are “treated to rejection” Does this type of pressure treated landscape timbers have toxins that will leach into our soil and will the vegetables grown in that area be unsafe to eat?
The timbers are Micropro AC2 if that means anything to anyone
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2 Responses to Are landscape timbers safe to use for building a raised bed for vegetable gardening?
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I’m not an expert so I don’t know what “treated to rejection” means but pressure treated generally means chemically treated against insects. So I would assume used in a garden would be about the same as spraying for insects. So here’s a site with articles that might help you decide.
Maus
October 14, 2011 at 1:53 pm
No treated wood should be used for growing edibles – no railroad ties, pressure treated wood, etc.
Redwood and cedar are naturally rot and insect resistant. No stain, paint, linseed oil, or anything else should be applied to the wood.
Beuna Tomalino
October 17, 2011 at 8:27 pm