I hope I have the right forum for this question. My old farm house needs a paint job; it has been losing paint chips when it rains and some of them have been falling into a very large clay pot I have sitting on my deck. There aren't a lot of chips in there but enough to where I needed to ask this question. I want to plant some dill, lavender and parsley in that pot. Do I have to be concerned about lead contaminating the herbs if I am going to use them for cooking? I really don't want to dump that soil and put all new in. It would be expensive and I don't have the time. Thanks in advance for any help you folks can give me!