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- From: Alex McGregor <waldenfarm AT sprintmail.com>
- To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: greenhouse questions
- Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 12:07:53 -0500
Marlin,
Those incubation trays sound great!
I asked a paint salesman about using Thompson's Water Seal to seal a deck for
a customer. He told me
that it (and others like it) are a paraffin base and require reapplication
every 9-12 months. Labor
intensive and not much protection. (Reminds me of chemical agriculture- keep
'em coming back to buy
more.)
I would suggest using a spar varnish, or better, tung oil or an outdoor
polyurethane. These are in a
petroleum base, usually, so will off-gas until they dry. But leaching isn't
a problem (I don't
think).
There are also food safe oil finishes for countertops, wooden bowls, etc.
that a bowl turner told me
about. Try restaurant or woodworker suppliers. These probably require
reapplication.
There may even be some permanent wood finishes/sealers out there that don't
off-gas now.
Alex McGregor
Walden Farm
-
Re: greenhouse questions
, (continued)
- Re: greenhouse questions, wiediger, 01/29/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Alex McGregor, 01/29/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Alex McGregor, 01/29/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Lynn Byczynski, 01/29/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Brian and Jacqueline Potzkai, 01/29/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Leigh, 01/29/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, William McKay, 01/30/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 01/30/2001
- greenhouse questions, Marlin L Burkholder, 01/30/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Marlin L Burkholder, 01/30/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Alex McGregor, 01/30/2001
- Re: Greenhouse questions, Adriana Gutierrez, 01/31/2001
- RE: Greenhouse questions, Wiediger, Alison, 01/31/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, wiediger, 01/31/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Earthfarm1, 01/31/2001
- Re: greenhouse questions, Earthfarm1, 01/31/2001
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