big bad lindz Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 Last weekend I lifted my early potatoes that I had growing in raised beds in my poly tunnel. When eating the potatoes they appear to have a tainted taste but cant quite identify it. The raised beds were made from old (10 years +) pressure treated sleepers that I acquired. As the sleepers were not deep enough by themselves I raised the height by attaching two 4" fence posts again recycled from my garden. I did not treat the sleepers again but I did give the old fence posts a coat of Creocote the modern equivalent of the old fashioned creosote and I am beginning to wonder if has given the spuds the tainted taste. The raised beds were new and the soil was a mixture of old grow bags, my own compost, coarse sand and recently dug up soil. Has anyone experienced anything similar. I am thinking that I may have to ditch them all (+/- 6kg) I have now also planted other veg in the space vacated by the spuds. Any advice ?? Cheers, BBL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted July 1, 2020 Report Share Posted July 1, 2020 Creocote is water soluble but leeching that distance in one season(?) seems highly unlikely. I’ve had no taint even though I use real creosote. Is it a new variety and was the seed from new stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Maybe if the ones you lifted was up against the sleepers but not any that was any distance away even by a foot you shouldn't get any taste of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted July 2, 2020 Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 Contamination in the soil that was dug up ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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