I want to build a raised bed garden and am having trouble finding cedar wood where I live. The cost is more than I would like to spend if I would purchase the cedar lumber at Home Depot or in kits. I was wondering if any of your products would work on untreated lumber. My goal is to keep chemicals from leaching into the vegetable bed. Any thoughts? SAMPLE - AFM SafeCoat, DynoSeal Concrete & Masonry Sealers

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I want to build a raised bed garden and am having trouble finding cedar wood where I live. The cost is more than I would like to spend if I would purchase the cedar lumber at Home Depot or in kits. I was wondering if any of your products would work on untreated lumber. My goal is to keep chemicals from leaching into the vegetable bed. Any thoughts? SAMPLE - AFM SafeCoat, DynoSeal Concrete & Masonry Sealers

Status: Open Feb 28, 2016 - 11:00 AM

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Feb 28, 2016 - 11:00 AM

We recommend AFM Safecoat's DynoSeal for this kind of project. Dynoseal protects your wood from excessive ground moisture and prevents leaching of any chemicals into your soil, which makes it ideal for any garden. It is free of formaldehyde, solvents or petroleum and remains elastomeric/flexible when dry. It is dark bronze in appearance and not recommended for the outside of your raised garden bed, due to its appearance. For that, we would recommend our Vermont Natural Coatings PolyWhey Exterior Stain.