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Originally Posted by SteveP
I used very old but still solid railroad ties (double stacked and offset). They show no signs of remaining creosote and they don't show any deterioration during the 7 years I have had them. I bought 20 of them for $5/ea delivered. I had to hire a couple of young guys to carry and stack them as they are heavy and I'm not young anymore.
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I built my first raised beds with railroad ties that I got when they redid one of the railroad lines a mile or so from my home. I just drove my pickup along the access lane and picked them up. The biggest problem I had with them was the way that slugs were attracted to them and then they would come out at night and feed on my veggies. I have a relatively small area for my garden and they also took up too much space. I still have some of them from over 40 years ago that I stack conduit on for building my racks.
Bill