permaculture

["Robert Waldrop" <bwaldrop@cox.net>]

This reminds me. . .

Earlier I wrote about a community garden that was 
contemplating using railroad ties for the border 
for the garden.  Quite a few people sent in info 
about the dangers of creosote, which I sent to the 
organizers.  The next morning the railroad ties 
were gone.

Bob Waldrop, OKC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "paul wheaton" <paul@richsoil.com>
To: "permaculture" 
<permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 2:41 PM
Subject: [permaculture] what makes black locust 
wood last so long? is itsafe for gardens?


> Speaking of railroad ties ...
>
> When folks ask me about what to use for a raised 
> bed border, I always
> say "stone".  And if that is in short supply, I 
> have a long list of
> what not to use:  railroad ties, treated wood, 
> cedar, black walnut
> ....  and then there is the mystery jewel .... 
> black locust.  It
> lasts so long that farmers called it "stone 
> wood".  What makes it
> last?  Is it safe for use in a garden?
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