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Garden box with stain

9 years ago

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Hey guys/gals. I built a raised garden box out of cedar. I stained only the outside of the box with some left over stain I use on my fence. Being I only stained the exterior of the box, will my veggies be ok? As you can see in the picture, the inside of the planter box wasn't stained. Your thoughts?

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daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)
9 years ago
When staining your planter, you probably ingested, by breathing in, vastly more xylene and or trichlorobenzene that you would through the food you'll get out of your planter. Once the stain is dry, the hazardous volatiles are mostly gone and whatever remains, you'll breathe in just by standing near it, especially if the stain is on the outside!
zacariah055 thanked daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)
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