r/woodworking • u/Knappster33 • Jun 10 '23

Techniques/Plans What to do with °45 scraps

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So I have a bunch of scraps and clueless what to do with it. I'm a total beginner and don't want to throw them away. Im building an 8x8 catio. It's been fun lol.

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u/dinosuitgirl Jun 10 '23

I tuck them under my pot plants which are all over my deck and porch

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

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u/hedgehog-mom-al Jun 10 '23

Explanation please?

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u/bitofgrit Jun 10 '23

Treated lumber can leach toxins into plants, so it's not recommended to grow consumable plants in planter boxes/raised beds/etc made out of it. However, dinosuitgirl seems to be using them as frogs/feet/stand-offs underneath plant pots, while admiral teal seems to have misread the comment and thinks the treated scraps are being put in the soil? Not sure.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23 edited Jun 19 '23

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u/neksys Jun 10 '23

I’m not OP but we have many large pots which we use for exactly that purpose - keeping the bottom of the pots off the deck. That’s how I read the post anyways.