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Creosote ties

SteveB

06-09-2008

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Posted by Oren on June 9, 2008, 2:19 pm

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

They would be okay for flower gardening. I would not use them for
vegetables. Small boulders (if you have them around) make for a nice
raised garden.

Posted by JC on June 9, 2008, 2:33 pm

> 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

> They would be okay for flower gardening. I would not use them for

> vegetables. Small boulders (if you have them around) make for a nice

> raised garden.

I've gardened for 55 years and this is the easiest, laziest and best method
I've found. I have 20 of these now and will have more next season.

http://www.seattleoil.com/Flyers/Earthbox.pdf

Posted by RicodJour on June 9, 2008, 3:23 pm

> I've gardened for 55 years and this is the easiest, laziest and best method

> I've found. I have 20 of these now and will have more next season.

> http://www.seattleoil.com/Flyers/Earthbox.pdf

Hey! Really good link. Thanks for posting it.

R

Posted by JC on June 9, 2008, 3:48 pm

>> I've gardened for 55 years and this is the easiest, laziest and best

>> method

>> I've found. I have 20 of these now and will have more next season.

>> http://www.seattleoil.com/Flyers/Earthbox.pdf

> Hey! Really good link. Thanks for posting it.

> R

You're welcome. The only thing that I do different is use rectangular
serving trays instead of the tops. The only reason was because the hospital
where my wife works bought cases of new ones and was throwing away all the
old ones. They fit the 18 gallon tubs perfectly so I just drill the holes
and drop them right in. That way, when the season is over, I just pull out
the plants, pop the tops back on store them for next year. I think those
trays are about 6 bucks new, but even at that I would use them instead of
the tub tops. It's a little work building them until you get a routine going
but once you have one, subsequent seasons are a breeze.

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I'm JC and I approved this message.

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