Pile o' wood....opinions please!

[journey11]

I found some nice scraps of 2x8's in the burn pile on my Dad's farm yesterday and of course I made my DH load 'em up! My brother has been doing some work on the neighbor's farm up the road and it appears to be what's left of an old shed or something. I am not surprised my brother cut them up into little pieces and planned to burn them!

What I am wondering is, do you guys think these would be ok to use for a raised garden bed? They are probably treated lumber (the boards they are nailed to are quite decayed, but they are not). Does anyone know if the chemicals would have leached out by now, or will they always be toxic? I will find some use for them either way, but they are just the perfect width for a raised bed!

I wanted old rough cut oak and I've been keeping my eyes peeled for some to salvage, but so far, no luck.... I'm wanting to put all my everbearing strawberries in a raised bed this year for easier management.

 

[boggybranch]

You better not use them. Send me directions to your house and I'll be glad to come, get them and dispose of them for you.

I'd use em in a heartbeat. Even if it's treated a lot has already "leached" out, I'm sure.
If it's not the bright green color of the old type treatment......I'll use it.

I ain't skeert.

 

[journey11]

LOL, yeah I'm just hoping enough time has past. I thought maybe even turning the weathered sides inward would help. Too nice to pass up!

I will struggle with this in my sleep I am sure!

 

[boggybranch]

LOL, yeah I'm just hoping enough time has past. I thought maybe even turning the weathered sides inward would help. Too nice to pass up!

I will struggle with this in my sleep I am sure!

Know what you mean...it'd probably take me every bit of three minutes to fall asleep.

 

[wifezilla]

Fire...fire....FIRE!

Boys! LOL

 

[lesa]

They will be perfect for raised beds! Pics please!

 

[ducks4you]

Fire...fire....FIRE!

Boys! LOL

I thought of that at first, too, 'cause I'm a pyro!

Raised beds to grow stuff you're experiementing with. It'll be easy enough to take 'em apart later on. NOT like my cement problems
http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=28071
**EVERYBODY read this and give me courage!!

 

[vfem]

That's too funny! My husband would have burned them... but I we had gotten the same stuff from an old worn deck. We built our raised beds with those. AND a chicken coop!!! :weight