ACQ treated pine for vegie patch
Hi,
I want to build a vegie patch - or several - on a budget. I also don't have a huuuge amount of space. I have looked into various options and it seems that strawbales take up too much room and the other cost effective option, treated pine might leach toxic chemicals into the soil.
My reason for doing this is that I want to grow my food naturally, so treated pine is a no-go.
Until I saw a pre-made vegie patch at a popular hardware store for only $59 (1.2 x 1.2m). It is made out of ACQ (Ammoniacal Copper Quaternary) treated pine rather than the more commone CCA (which has arsenic in it). I have looked around a bit and it seems that the consensus is that this is fine to use for a vegie patch. I'm just not sure whether to trust it as many people think that CCA treated pine should be fine also.
So, what do you guys think?