Wood for grow boxes

[Russell D.]

I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned
to him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use
treated lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there
is no longer any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is
used that would be harmful.

I would appreciate any thoughts on this. I'm still a bit hesitant about
using treated lumber for grow boxes for vegetables but it would sure
save a lot of money if I could.

What do you think?

Russell

[Steveo]

"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote:
> I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
> Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
> composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned
> to him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use
> treated lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there
> is no longer any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is
> used that would be harmful.
>
Begs the question 'what do they use' to preserve the wood? Nothing is
used that would be harmful to vegetable plants? Dunno 'bout that one..

[Steveo]

"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote:
> I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
> Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
> composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned
> to him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use
> treated lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there
> is no longer any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is
> used that would be harmful.
>
Begs the question 'what do they use' to preserve the wood? Nothing is
used that would be harmful to vegetable plants? Dunno 'bout that one..

[Steveo]

"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote:
> I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
> Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
> composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned
> to him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use
> treated lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there
> is no longer any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is
> used that would be harmful.
>
Begs the question 'what do they use' to preserve the wood? Nothing is
used that would be harmful to vegetable plants? Dunno 'bout that one..

[Steveo]

"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote:
> I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
> Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
> composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned
> to him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use
> treated lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there
> is no longer any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is
> used that would be harmful.
>
Begs the question 'what do they use' to preserve the wood? Nothing is
used that would be harmful to vegetable plants? Dunno 'bout that one..

[effi]

supposedly the new treated lumber is safe for indoors construction but not
safe in making cutting boards with,
so if it shouldn't be in your food,
it probably shouldn't be in plants' food

the new treated lumber that is supposedly safe has some kind of copper
chemical in it = is copper bad? you decide (the people who sell it will say
it is safe, but it may not be, puffery is allowed in sales)

the cedar and redwood you mention might be okay for grow boxes


"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
news:39r8l4F636uo3U2@individual.net...
>I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
>Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
>composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned to
>him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use treated
>lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there is no longer
>any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is used that would be
>harmful.
>
> I would appreciate any thoughts on this. I'm still a bit hesitant about
> using treated lumber for grow boxes for vegetables but it would sure save
> a lot of money if I could.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Russell

[effi]

supposedly the new treated lumber is safe for indoors construction but not
safe in making cutting boards with,
so if it shouldn't be in your food,
it probably shouldn't be in plants' food

the new treated lumber that is supposedly safe has some kind of copper
chemical in it = is copper bad? you decide (the people who sell it will say
it is safe, but it may not be, puffery is allowed in sales)

the cedar and redwood you mention might be okay for grow boxes


"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
news:39r8l4F636uo3U2@individual.net...
>I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
>Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
>composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned to
>him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use treated
>lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there is no longer
>any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is used that would be
>harmful.
>
> I would appreciate any thoughts on this. I'm still a bit hesitant about
> using treated lumber for grow boxes for vegetables but it would sure save
> a lot of money if I could.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Russell

[effi]

supposedly the new treated lumber is safe for indoors construction but not
safe in making cutting boards with,
so if it shouldn't be in your food,
it probably shouldn't be in plants' food

the new treated lumber that is supposedly safe has some kind of copper
chemical in it = is copper bad? you decide (the people who sell it will say
it is safe, but it may not be, puffery is allowed in sales)

the cedar and redwood you mention might be okay for grow boxes


"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
news:39r8l4F636uo3U2@individual.net...
>I just got off the phone with a very helpful young man at my local Home
>Depot. I was gathering info from him on the prices of redwood, cedar and
>composite planking that I want to make grow boxes from. When I mentioned to
>him that I was going to make grow boxes he suggested that I use treated
>lumber, quickly adding, as if he anticipated my protest, there is no longer
>any arsenic used in the treating process and nothing is used that would be
>harmful.
>
> I would appreciate any thoughts on this. I'm still a bit hesitant about
> using treated lumber for grow boxes for vegetables but it would sure save
> a lot of money if I could.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Russell