1. I just went to Home depot and bought some random wood(cheapest wood) to try my first vegetable bed.
Now, after reading around online, some sources mention to not by certain wood that are treated with chemicals(arsenic??).
now I"m kind of scared. will using the wrong type of wood taint the vegetables enough that it can make me sick or affect my health? kill me??
or am I worrying too much?
2. In making a vegetable flower bed, is it a requirement to completly plow the grass out? I've done maybe 80%, but it is not completly clean(and it is hard work to get every piece of grass out). If I pour topsoil over it, will it prevent grass from growing? If not, what do I do?
I thought about putting the landscape fabric, but I"m not sure how that works. If I put landscape fabric, pour topsoil, will my vegetables be able to grow just on topsoil and without the 'natural' ground soil?
I heard about poking holes in the fabric idea, but I want to see what my options are.
Now, after reading around online, some sources mention to not by certain wood that are treated with chemicals(arsenic??).
now I"m kind of scared. will using the wrong type of wood taint the vegetables enough that it can make me sick or affect my health? kill me??
or am I worrying too much?
2. In making a vegetable flower bed, is it a requirement to completly plow the grass out? I've done maybe 80%, but it is not completly clean(and it is hard work to get every piece of grass out). If I pour topsoil over it, will it prevent grass from growing? If not, what do I do?
I thought about putting the landscape fabric, but I"m not sure how that works. If I put landscape fabric, pour topsoil, will my vegetables be able to grow just on topsoil and without the 'natural' ground soil?
I heard about poking holes in the fabric idea, but I want to see what my options are.