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Posted by SteveB on June 9, 2008, 1:46 pm
Are railroad ties that have been treated in creosote okay to use for raised
bed gardening? I've seen a lot of them. The ties are usually old, and a
lot of the creosote has already leached out.
Steve
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Posted by HeyBub on June 9, 2008, 12:03 pm
SteveB wrote:
> Are railroad ties that have been treated in creosote okay to use for
> raised bed gardening? I've seen a lot of them. The ties are usually
> old, and a lot of the creosote has already leached out.
>
Well, if you see a LOT of them... I'll just venture a wild guess here...
Probably okay.
I could be wrong, though.
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Posted by Bob F on June 9, 2008, 12:22 pm
> Are railroad ties that have been treated in creosote okay to use for raised
> bed gardening? I've seen a lot of them. The ties are usually old, and a lot
> of the creosote has already leached out.
>
Which suggests that the creosote leaches out. Probably not a good idea.
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Posted by Frank on June 9, 2008, 12:37 pm
SteveB wrote:
> Are railroad ties that have been treated in creosote okay to use for raised
> bed gardening? I've seen a lot of them. The ties are usually old, and a
> lot of the creosote has already leached out.
>
> Steve
>
Would not bother me to use them. Creosote is coal or wood tar and I
doubt the chemicals would enter the plants.
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Posted by RicodJour on June 9, 2008, 12:57 pm
> Are railroad ties that have been treated in creosote okay to use for raised
> bed gardening? I've seen a lot of them. The ties are usually old, and a
> lot of the creosote has already leached out.
Well, they're better than using new creosoted ties, but it seems
strange to do something healthful, like raising your own vegetables,
then shooting yourself in the foot with creosote ties. Older ties are
still shooting yourself in the foot, just using a .22 instead of a .
45. You could put a barrier inside the ties, kind of like a bathtub
to prevent any of the creosote from ending up in your salad each
night, but that would eliminate most of the cost savings and require
extra labor.
R
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