Edging/raised beds protection

[stavroslinni]

Hi all....

Am looking at trying to put some old pallet boards down as path edging and possibly as some raised beds. Is there anything that i can use before hand to protect the wood before putting it into the soil without any nasties leaching out into the soil ??? Thanks for any info

[roitelet]

Pallet boards are pretty hard anyway and will last quite a long time but you could give them a good soaking in linseed oil before you use them. Organic and no nastys to leach into the soil.

[Currysniffa]

A chap on the alottment covered some pallet boards with black bags but you could use old compost bags, he said he's had 5 years out of them so far.

[alex-adam]

Its probably not worth the time, effort and expence of doing anything. Pallet wood is generally pretty robust and should last 3 or 4 seasons without any treatment, then just replace it.

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