I agree that pressure treated lumber is nasty stuff, but I was put in a position where a teacher with a school garden and a horticultural extension agent agreed that it was safe to use for vegetable gardening with kids. Since it was not my decision to make, I had to go along with the project using the cheapest materials, i.e. pressure treated lumber. I wanted to know, is there a way to reduce the possible harm to children with these materials being used for raised beds? Thank you.
Justin Russell Inter-Faith Ministries Campaign To End Childhood Hunger Americorps*VISTA Gardening Projects Coordinator/ Anti-Hunger Curriculum Coordinator 829 N. Market Wichita, KS 67214-3519 (316) 264-9303 (ex.113) (316) 264-2233 (fax) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 11:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [cg] pressure treated fence posts > > To be frank, ma'am, with pressure treated lumber being yanked out of kid's > > playgrounds and the fact that it has to be disposed of as toxic waste, I > would > advise your friend to find some other place to trellis her climbing > plants, > especially if she wants to eat them. > > With what we know now about PT lumber, it's really not worth the risk or > liability to the garden in case somebody she feeds her stuff to gets ill. > > Best wishes, > Adam Honigman > Volunteer, > <A HREF="http://www.clintoncommunitygarden.org/";>Clinton Community > Garden</A> > > > << Subj: [cg] pressure treated fence posts > Date: 7/16/03 11:38:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vanessa Mercer) > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I know this has probably asked a million times, but here goes: what is > the > "official" thought on safe gardening distance from a pressure treated > lumber > fence post. The posts were sunk in year 2000 are spaced about 10 feet > apart. The > beds are not raised beds, just rows. But a gardener would like to use the > fence for climbing plants. > > thanks! > Vanessa >> > > > ______________________________________________________ > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: > https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden ______________________________________________________ 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
