Garden Box Sealer | FDA Food Contact Safe Plant-Based Wood Sealant for Raised Bed, Planter & Pet House. Protects All Wood Types from Water & Weather Damage |

Dries quickly. Easy to apply.Unexpectedly pleasant scent. I get headaches from strong chemical smells but I had no issue with this one at all. This one kind of smelled like fruit candy, so watch small kids around it.I won’t know how effective it is until the wood has been subjected to weather (sun and rain) for a few months, but I’ll try to remember to update here once I know how it goes. I know what these beds look like with no weather protectant, so I should have a good gauge.Picture is the before and after of applying the sealant to the wood pieces for my raised garden bed. This is just the sealant, and no added colors. I think it makes the wood look richer and somehow more expensive. 😆Quick notes: gloves and glasses are a good idea (protect your skin and eyes from splatters), get a foam applicator for quick and smooth application, I used a paint tray to pour it in while I was working with it. If you don’t have a way to air dry the wood pieces off the ground, remember it will take twice as long as you think it will because you have to wait for at least one side to fully dry before you can seal the bottom side (the part resting on the ground).

It does a great job. It is NOT sticky like some say, as long as you wipe it off as directed. I took a worn raised bed a neighbor was throwing away and turned in into a nice raised bed. My only concern was to follow directions of washing out the cloths I used. And I left everything outside away from anything combustible. But its no different than other stains that say the same thing. I love this stuff. I'm going to use it on a bench next to my garage as it has that very worn and weathered look now but it will look great once I ue the stain.

Great product. Used it on a teak table. The stain brought out a beautiful golden brown teak color, was smooth and easy to apply. One gallon was enough for 2 coats on the long table and ten chairs.The smell was of apple cider, but after one hour of use it can get too much and can cause some queasiness so I recommend wearing a paint respirator.Otherwise it dries out quickly. If you have high risk of sporadic rain it could be covered up with a tarp within a few hours to continue drying without leaching.

I bought a quart of this stuff to seal a trio of new medium-large cedar planter boxes (I'm not planting directly in them, but growing large plants within grow pots, so it's not quite as exposed to moisture as a raised bed would be). It's too soon to tell how well it holds up to the elements, but overall the application was smooth and the finish came out quite nice. I didn't add any tint, so it really just highlights the grain of the wood a bit and gives it a more polished look. I did two coats and ended up with a few ounces of the product left over.Application was easy. If you've ever used Rubio Monocoat it's pretty similar to that. I wiped up the excess after each coat, as directed, and didn't have any stickiness once it was dry.I took off one star for a couple of reasons.1. The scent. Other folks had mentioned in their reviews that it's got a very strong smell. What I didn't realize is that the smell is, almost certainly, an additive. It's vaguely tropical, but also smells very artificial, like a gas station piña colada air freshener. I wouldn't call it offensive, exactly, but I really wish it wasn't in there. I'm guessing the main ingredient of this product is linseed oil or another drying oil, and I find their natural odors much more appealing than this. It's cloying, and a tiny bit of it on clothing will stink up a room. The boxes are now outside in the fresh air, a few days later, and they still stink like the bargain bin of a Bath and Body Works.2. There's a lot of marketing copy hyping this product, but none of it seems to include a meaningful description of the actual ingredients. Maybe there's an SDS somewhere, but I dislike that the manufacturer seems to be hiding the ball as to what's in it. Different finishes work differently, as anyone who's ever finished wood knows, and having more info prior to application would be a sign of respect for the customer, in my opinion. It'd also better tell me if what I'm buying is actually a good deal.Despite the above, I took a chance on this stuff because it seemed well reviewed, was competitively priced, and touted as low VOC nontoxic. I'm happy with the results, but I can't say I'd be terribly inspired to buy it again unless the manufacturer addressed the above concerns.

Easy to apply, smells great, easy to clean off hands, seemed to have good penetration into the cedar, and added a nice warm tone to the wood.Left some boards out overnight in Seattle, water was beading on the ones I treated and had soaked into the ones I hadn’t gotten to yet.Really the only question is how long will it last? Only time will tell.I went through about half a gallon covering something like 160 sq ft of cedar with one to two coats applied to each surface (was under a time crunch, otherwise would have done a full two everywhere).Very happy, buying another gallon for some raised beds.Wiped on and absorbed quickly, though running the rough sawn 12x2s through a thickness planer played a big role in that. Would’ve been a lot slower if trying to wipe the applicator sponge over rough wood.

This plant based sealer was exactly what I was looking for to seal my new raised bed planter. It applied very easily with foam brushes and covered the 8' X 2' space both inside and outside including support legs and bottom. I estimated it would be just enough for two coats and it was. It dries quickly and smells good. The directions could be clearer regarding disposal of brushes and rags as well as whether the product should be shaken even if not using tint. It was also not clear regarding the safety of inhaling the fumes.