Raised beds/vegetables/ treated wood

[demented dale]

Does anyone have an thoughts or info on using treated wood for raised beds/ non treated wood/ ideas or solutions? Thanks in advance/ d x

 

[British Red]

Does anyone have an thoughts or info on using treated wood for raised beds/ non treated wood/ ideas or solutions? Thanks in advance/ d x

Very old pressure treated wood is to be avoided (more than 20 years) as it had copper & arsenic in the treatment. More modern pressure treated is fine. Go as thick as you can because wood will rot. Non rotting materials (brick, plastic) can be useful.

 

[demented dale]

Very old pressure treated wood is to be avoided (more than 20 years) as it had copper & arsenic in the treatment. More modern pressure treated is fine. Go as thick as you can because wood will rot. Non rotting materials (brick, plastic) can be useful.

thats useful info. thanks. x