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Re: [Re: cedar wood treatments?]

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8 years we built 4 x 8 raised beds out of 2 x 12 pine boards.  They have
chicken wire bottoms, as we have a mighty gopher problem.  No gophers in the
beds yet, and only a few splits in the boards, which doesn't bother me.  We
didn't treat the boards and they are still holding up very well.  I would
imagine cedar, which has nnatural water repellent properties would be great. 
Also, as someone mentioned, the soil heats up fastest and cools down slower. 
I  just keep on amending the soil, rotate crops, and have great success.

cj, zone 54~5, mountains of New Mexico                                        
                                                                              
                                 Gregory Allen <gla@gdats.com> wrote:
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I used cedar decking (5/4 x 6 inches) to build my 4x8 raised beds about
five years ago.  They are slightly buried in the ground and connected at
the corners.  So far so good.  They look really nice.

-Greg

At 07:51 PM 08/18/1999 -0400, you wrote:
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>Hello,
>
>Awhile back somebody mentioned using cedar boards to go around their
>garden blocks. The more I think about it, the more I am intruiged by the
>idea...Assuming I can find some cedar boards, does anyone know what I
>should treat them with? Leave them plane? Coat with polyurethane?
>Something else? Any advice is appreciated!
>
>-Jonathan Maier
> jmaier@mindspring.com
> (now in clemson, SC...zone whatever--it's hot!)
>
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