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They used to use an arsenic based formula to treat wood, but it formula has been changed a while ago.

How much will leach into the soil? That's a good question. I have no idea.

If I was really worried about it, I'd still build the raised beds with the treated wood, and line them with EDPM pond liner, leaving the bottom of the bed open to the soil for water drainage. Minimal wood to earth contact, and it might let the wood last longer too.

Personal choice here, but I think I'll die from something else first.

Good idea and good point lol.. I think the smoke that poured into my lunges for 16 yrs will be more of a factor than anything else.. Haven't had a cig in 2 weeks and it feels great.. First time I've ever quit just cold turkey woke up one day and said that's it I'm done haven't touched one since mind you only 2 weeks but it gets easier everyday..

Good for you, BGK!!! Keep it up...

Man you guys are so lucky. Still have about 20"s of ice on one end of our pond the water temp is 28F. Still have a snow bank in our garden plot and it is so so wet still.

Any good golf in Texas? We do Florida but if there is some nice early courses in Texas and houses to rent maybe next year.

Cheers Don.

Congrats BGK! Keep it up!

Donno, the only golf courses that I know of in Texas are these type. Texas golf courses

My golf club selection is usually pretty limited. Usually, the only set that I bring to the course is this one:

My golf clubs

Wife laughed and said "that would be mine", concerning the "golf clubs".

Last year when I started my raised beds, I researched the treated lumber question. The answer is that so little leaches out of treated lumber as to be almost undetectable. Even the old stuff. You can get a little more expensive treated lumber that is rated for ground and water contact, which has insoluble forms of copper in it.
Cedar would be nice, but would pay for many trips to the local farm market. Not worth the expense.

My garden is not much this year finally got it retilled and all my deep beds repiled and ready to plant again Friday and wouldn't you know 2 1/2 of rain again.. haven't even looked at it too see how it's doing especially since we've been under freeze warning last 2 nights..

Garden? HA! We matched a record coldest HIGH temp today that was set in 1905. 35°F. Record low cold was 19°F and they think we'll come really, really close to tieing it or breaking it tonight.

Heck, my fruit trees haven't even started to bud yet.

Went and looked at mine today it looks perfect for planting maybe I can get too it next week..

Heavy-Wet-Snow coming down here. At least it is wet stuff.

Garden's doing well. All we lost with the usual Pre-Easter freeze was the okra, but new plants are doing well.

Already pulling tomatoes, broccoli, squash, onions, green beans, and cilantro.

We've already decided we need to add a lot more beds next year, but will probably put them in a different location.

Does anybody water gardens from an aerobic septic tank? The water is technically supposed to be potable, but I wouldn't drink it.

Looks good, Al. Are those beans/peas staked out in mid right of pix? What are you using horizontally - string, wire fence??

Yep, Randy they're green beans. We used cheap t posts and wire fencing zip tied together. Funny thing is the row on the left hasn't climbed at all, but they have the most beans. Go figure.

Looks good Al!!

About another month before our last potential frost date.

Maybe their bush variety beans.. If so I'd like to know what they are I wanna give bush type a shot..

I think I'm going to start some raised bed next year and quit the regular garden..

BGK, try Contender Bush Beans. They make well and and are hardy.

Our garden's winding down, or burning up, but our first garden here was a huge success. We've already canned 48 quarts of tomatoes, and gauging by the dining room table, we have 12-18 more to go before we're done.

We planted Yukon Gold potatoes, and they did very well before it got hot. One 8X8 raised bed produced around 20-25 pounds. When they were almost ready, I planted refrigerator watermelons on top of them. Right now we have around 10 that are almost ripe.

The last of the carrots and onions were pulled today, and picking the tomatoes is a daily task. Soon, our okra will be also.

We'll double the number of raised beds next spring, and will drip irrigate the whole mess thanks to my West TX neighbor.

My garden is a disaster this year.. I have lots of tomatoes, peppers, onions, potatoes my corn is sporadic to put it best don't know what the hell happened there blaming it on seeds.. zucchini and cucumbers are good.. But with all this rain my weeds are uncontrollable to say the least I weedeated my garden yesterday with a stihl lol.. I'm converting to 4-6 irrigated raised beds next year and I'm gonna try the sqft garden method..

Crabgrass is our weed of choice this year. I've already used more MSMA this year, than the last 5 years combined. The grasshoppers in the yard may glow at night, but I'll get it gone or die trying.

Mold and bugs wiped out half my garden, the other half is doing poorly.

Al, if you're successful with the glow in the dark grasshopper thing, I might be interested in purchasing a few for bait....

Rust is killing my fruit trees. 9 have rust on every leaf! Killing me!

Tony, you don't fool me. You're already trying to calculate how big HBG could get eating irradiated grasshoppers.

Jay123, please explain the rust thing. This is my first year with peach and plum trees.