Re: Building planter from scrap lumber

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:59:39 -0700, TimK wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm building a couple of wooden planters from scrap lumber.  The lumber
> is pressure treated, but that's all I know about it.  I will be growing
> vegetables in the planters, so I am wondering what I should do to treat
> the lumber.  Should I do anything to the interior surfaces? I'm guessing
> that stain or paint is not a good idea if I'm going to eat the
> vegetables grown in the planter.
> 
> Thanks for the advice.

Pressure treated lumber made before 2003 has arsenic in it, the current 
stuff uses a copper based preservative. I wouldn't use either for a 
vegetable planter.