Posted by garage on February 3, 2011, 2:14 am
Can I plant an edible garden where a preseved wood deck has been
located?
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garage
Posted by Steve Peek on February 3, 2011, 10:30 am
> Can I plant an edible garden where a preseved wood deck has been
> located?
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Of course you can, but the real question is would you want to? Older treated
wood leached arsenic salts, sometimes in high concentrations. Many plants
can concentrate heavy metals (such as arsenic). Don't share your veggies
with me!
Steve
Posted by Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds on February 3, 2011, 12:53 pm
> Can I plant an edible garden where a preseved wood deck has been
> located?
as long as you repair the hinges first
Posted by Gunner on February 3, 2011, 3:40 pm
> Can I plant an edible garden where a preseved wood deck has been
> located?
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look up phytoremediation and plan for the out years
Break Fern is one plant that may help.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2335/
http://ourgardengang.tripod.com/whsuckitup.htm
Posted by boronia on February 4, 2011, 5:52 am
The arsenic and formaldehyde will be in the soil for decades. I would
plant something ornamental there for 4 or 5 years before I would chance
it. Of course you could get a soil test to actually know what is there.
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