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RR ties

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Paul Polesnak [lhht@hto.net] wrote:

I'm a novice too... Remember a show on about 5 years ago... My problem is
actually a solution to to problems.. The best are in my yard now is about
the texture of a rice patty through june.   I'm thinking of putting some RR
ties to make a perimeter. then fill with topsoil. So I get a garden and dont
have to cut the grass in the low spot.  I hate sinking in 3 inches while I
push the mower.  Will this work?. Do ii need any special drainage?.. Mostly
veggies. Wife prob wants some bulbs, flowers, perennials... she thinks we
still live in South Carolina  HA HA.

Please do not use RR ties!  They have been soaked in creosote, which is
carcinogenic.  If it's only flowers, then that's okay, but not for the
vegetables!  Even treated wood tends to have cyanide in it.  Your best bet
would be a wood that is resistant to rot, such as cedar.

Good luck,

Patti


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