Raised bed wood treatment needed
andrewholman
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Comments (2)I certainly would use those boards for raised beds. My beds are pine, which will rot too fast. :( Oak is slower to rot than pine, but it will rot in time. You can slow that some by painting it. I am not too eager to put the various treatments given to decks, log homes, etc, into my garden so I'm just accepting that I'll have to rebuild my beds after a time. I painted them with water-base barn paint since barn paint is meant to stick well to rough, unprimed wood and hold up to the outdoors....See MoreTall raised beds - wood strong enough not to bow?
Comments (13)I think you'll be fine if your aren't looking for perfection. My beds are made of 2x8 (10 ft long) and i just drove stakes down every so often to hold them up and then used brackets in the corners where i had them meeting (90 degrees). Mine are treated (the old stuff) and i just painted them with an exterior latex. They've held up well over the past few years. I think yours will rot, but it may take a few years to get through such thick boards. I wouldn't be scared to use them without any treatment. I can buy 8ft sections of 2x8's for $4 a piece right now. So what if they only last 5 years (probably more like 8 to 10)....See MoreDo I need to dry the wood for raised bed?
Comments (3)No need to dry Ck my post about "making a cheap hot house" posted Friday Note we also used re-bar to keep the sides from bulging. This post was edited by campv on Mon, Feb 24, 14 at 10:15...See MoreKind of a newb question regarding soil treatment for a raised bed
Comments (4)Hi tn_veggie_gardner - If the area was only growing wildflowers and not any noxious grasses or plants that are hard to get rid of, I would just fill it in with some compost. Hopefully you have some kind of compost facility around your area where you can get a truckload for cheap. You also could put down a layer of plastic (much like landscape fabric) before filling in the bed. But if you don't mind doing some weeding for the first year, I wouldn't use anything - but just fill er in! Here is a link that might be useful: BsnTech Gardening Blog...See Morejschmenk81
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