[Community_garden] Table Gardening

[Mike McGrath]

Lisa has a great point in just plain avoiding wood; why not go with the 
Hypertufta (sp?) she mentions--or just plain big old rectangular plastic 
'pots'? That's why I got up on my 'old-folk' tables.

                                                        ---McG
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Dufresne" <lisadufresne at vermontel.net>
To: "Linda Casto" <lindacasto7430 at sbcglobal.net>; 
<community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Table Gardening


> First, I completely agree with Mike. Gardening inside treated lumber is
> asking for trouble, and poison. I'd also wonder whether sealing is the 
> best
> route to go, wouldn't they need some kind of drainage so the plants in 
> them
> don't drown? Like my flower pots outside? If they have to be table 
> gardens,
> can you look into using wood with a longer lifespan like cedar, redwood, 
> or
> even oak? I'd even check into whether these leak any natural toxins before
> using them to grow food. Can you make forms using that cement/peat mix 
> they
> use to make lightweight "fake" concrete planters? I once had a book with 
> the
> recipe for the material. This would make a nice lightweight planter box 
> and
> it would be easy to drill drainage holes in them too (or work these holes
> into the "form" you use).
>
> Good luck!
> Lisa
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Linda Casto" <lindacasto7430 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 8:37 PM
> Subject: [Community_garden] Table Gardening
>
>
>> We are in the process of building a new table garden (raised bed on
>> pedestal) for accessible gardening.  What, if anything, do you recommend
>> to seal the inside of the wooden table box that is on top of the 
>> pedestal?
>> We are using treated lumber to build the box which will be bolted to the
>> allen block pedestal.
>>
>>  Thanks.
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