organic wood protector

marita mclaughlin asked 15 years ago

we have bought untreated sleeper size pine to make raised beds for vegetables. It was expensive so we want to protect the wood but are unable to find a safe product for the job and wonder if you can suggest something.thank you

1 Answers

Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago
It is always best to use scrap timber or other materials for a raised bed as the sides eventually rot away. There are plant friendly wood preservatives, not organic, but even these most people would not use near vegetables.

The most durable timber for raised beds would be larch or possibly elm and alder, the latter would be hard enough to get. These timbers have natural anti-rot constituents.

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