…… Looking for wood treatment

[kyrsyan]

The garden bed I was working on is now done and I'm about to move on to the next one. The next two, possibly three, are going to have sides that are sections of tree trunk or pieces taken from large pallets. ( 4x4 brace pieces). I can't use diesel/oil mix on these because they are veggie beds, but I was going to buy the wood treatment from Tractor Supply. Except I can't find the wood treatment powder at Tractor Supply anymore. That was an unpleasant surprise. Not really something I expected to sell out.

I found a product online called Tim-Bor. It looks like it would work. Has anyone tried it? Or does anyone have other, affordable, product recommendations? I'm not looking for miracles. I know the wood will rot. But I also know that I'm deep mulching the whole area. So in a year or two, having "pretty" garden bed edges won't matter because there will be deep mulched pathways to help "contain" the garden area. There are multiple reasons for raised beds at the moment that will fade as the soil level builds up in the raised bed areas.. (Gravel, gravel, gravel, and oh yeah, more gravel.) I don't use tilling so gravel will stop being a problem as the topsoil layer deepens.

 

[Fairwillows]

Linseed oil and turpentine mixture? I don't know if it's food safe, but we've used it on flooring and doors. Someone might know if it's ok. Good luck with your search.

 

[Walrus]

Take a look at a coating called Hemp Shield. I'm not certain if it'll fit your situation exactly but it's an awfully good product.

Their technical service people ought to be able to help you decide whether or not it'd work well for your beds.

 

[kyrsyan]

Take a look at a coating called Hemp Shield. I'm not certain if it'll fit your situation exactly but it's an awfully good product.

Their technical service people ought to be able to help you decide whether or not it'd work well for your beds.

:-( They are no longer available online or at Amazon. Not sure what's up. The site is still there but you can't put anything in a cart.

 

[Walrus]

:-( They are no longer available online or at Amazon. Not sure what's up. The site is still there but you can't put anything in a cart.

You might try this - it appears that the company which was handling their online orders has closed the account, but there is a contact phone number direct to Hempshield (I presume):

Place Your Order Today | Hemp Shield

 

[Publius]

There are some old school way's of preserving wood, but most of the ingredients for the recipes are hard to come by these days like Quick Lime or Creosote or Sulphate of Copper or Iron and it needs to be handled with care and Quick Lime sounds harmless but it will burn your skin.

 

[thorr]

I’d goggle boric acid for wood treatment. And it all rots sooner or later....

 

[kyrsyan]

When I originally planned this, I could get the treatment at TSC for around $5. Now the same size bag is ~ $18.
Plans are shifted. I have some pergola pieces that were being saved for a project that they will likely no longer be suitable for. If I'm going to have to buy new treated lumber, it will be for the pergola, not the sides of garden beds that I expect to rot out. So the old pieces will get treated on one side with diesel/oil and become the new sides to garden beds.
And at the start of next year, I'll buy the lumber needed to build the small pergola for the spot I need it in. Unless I get lucky and find someone selling one off.
It is what it is. Adapt and overcome.