Asked on Mar 14, 2014
Best choice of wood for vegetable plants to grow on
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RayRay
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What is the best choice of wood to use to build tomato and pea climbing structures? Also, will using treated wood lead to chemicals in my soil?
5 answers
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Don't use treated wood. Red ceder make a diease resistant structure.
Raymand
on Mar 14, 2014
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I concur, treated woods give off toxins that will be absorbed into your soil and then into your food. Not good. We build raised beds with cedar wood, expensive but worth it. Our raised cedar beds have lasted 8-10 years thus far.
White Oak Studio Designs
on Mar 15, 2014
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What they said. DO NOT use treated wood!!! My cedar raised beds are about 5 years old and look great.
Katie
on Mar 15, 2014
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Even for supports, I personally would not use pressure-treated wood because you are going to have to drive the supports into the ground.
Douglas Hunt
on Mar 15, 2014
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I used wood cut for the fireplace only longer and even though they broke down it remained a great bed. It is really rustic looking, I was impressed with myself!
Cynthia Hudek
on Mar 18, 2014
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