Mike, what brand did you use? Is it still available? Are any brands still available that I can find locally, or do they need to be ordered?
Thanks, Cyndi In a message dated 3/27/2007 12:23:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, MikeMcG at PTD.net writes: Not mine; I need to replace the (cheap) joiners I originally used this year (tin; they fell apart); but the 'lumber' is nice and straight. ---McG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Garrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Using Trex for Raised Beds > Mike, > The drawback that I heard about plastic timber (oxymoronic?) is that it > has no grain, like wood, to keep it straight so you need to stabilize it > to stop it from bowing way out of shape. How do you do keep yours > straight? I have heard of people hammering in rebar strips along the > outside of the timbers. > Steven > > Mike McGrath <MikeMcG at PTD.net> wrote: We investigated it thoroughly at > ORGANIC GARDENING back when we were railing > against pressure treated wood in the 90s and found nothing wrong, so we > recommended it. So much so that I chose to use it personally. > It makes the frames in about half of my raised beds and still looks > close to perfect twenty years later.... > ---Mike McG > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrea Jadwin" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 2:07 PM > Subject: [Community_garden] Using Trex for Raised Beds > > >> Interested in learning whether other community gardeners have data on >> using composite material (Trex or others made out of recycled wood >> and plastic) for raised beds. Specifically, whether there is known >> danger associated with growing and eating vegetables raised in these >> types of beds. >> >> I have searched the web somewhat but have not found strong scientific >> information against it. I'm not really interested in anecdotal >> theories or political leanings:-) >> >> Would appreciate help from anybody who can point me towards solid >> information about possible toxicity - or not. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Andrea Jadwin >> San Francisco Garden Resource Organization (SFGRO) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of >> ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and >> to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org >> >> To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden at >> list.communitygarden.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: >> http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of > ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and > to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org > > To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: > http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org > > > > Steven Garrett, PhC, MS, RD > Ph.D. Candidate, Social and Environmental Geography > University of Washington and > Nutrition Education Evaluation Specialist > Washington State University ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20070327/ff46ce93/attachment.html
