I know your comment is old, but for anyone else wanting to know. No. not with anything you're going to eat.

I seal mine after paint

Daneka, if you are painting the majority of the pot, I would recommend sealing afterward, but only to protect the paint. If you are only painting a small portion of the pot (for example, a tiny polka dot pattern) you may want to avoid sealing so the pot is still breathable. I would definitely recommend sealing the saucer regardless of what you decide to do to the pot. 😊

What is your point after all? I have had the same thought as yours about the breath ability of terracotta.

You seal only the saucer not the pot itself. The plant would still "breathe".

Harry, I suspect that acrylic paint would perform just fine over this sealer, although I have not personally tried it. Best of luck to you!

@@MossAndMirth Yes, I also think that it will be fine, thanks for your help and great channel.

Thanks Ellie! We have an Airstream tour over on my other channel (The Free Renegade) but I will definitely be featuring more of it soon. 😁 Thanks for watching!

@@MossAndMirth thanks for the reply, I will definitely check it out 😊

😁🥰 So sweet, you don't know how happy that makes me!!

That may be a minor risk over a very long period of time I suppose. I would definitely avoid bottom watering a plant in a sealed pot because that would allow water to flow freely in and out of the pot thus leaching things both directions, but if you top water I think it would be far less of a problem. In my case I only chose to seal the saucer that the pot sits on rather than the pot itself, and I rarely allow water to sit in the saucer as I empty it out right away. Personally, I think that would be the best practice. Thanks for the view and the feedback! 😊

@@MossAndMirth Thanks for your two cents! ☺️ -If you're interested, I recently discovered this stuff that people use to seal their aquariums/ fishtanks with, called 'Everflex Aqua Mate'? (In UK here) I've been using it for the insides and bottom of pots as a sealer. It's hard to spread evenly, but it's like this silicon gel that hardens and is watertight (not just water resistant), and doesn't disintegrate when submerged, and is also fish-safe (and presumably therefore plant-safe) once dry. Still practicing as it's a fiddly process, but it seems promising! 👌

Wow, that sounds very intriguing! I will be on the lookout for that or a similar product in the US. I could see myself using that for a terrarium in the future!! Thanks so much for the feedback! 😁

@@GunterThePenguinHatesHugs THANK YOU SO MUCH 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@MossAndMirth, I do bottom water my plants. And some plants are herbs, so I don't want anything leeching into the soil. What if I sealed the outside of the saucer instead?

You could run the risk of the lacquer infecting your plant, so I would probably avoid that. I think using it on the outside would be a safer bet!

@@MossAndMirth I'm confused, you replied to Ceemarie Jaye that you thought it would work to paint the inside of the pot, but here you're saying it might infect the plant? I'm trying to figure out the same thing - I want to paint the inside of a pot but am wondering if it's toxic and might seep into the soil hurting the plant. If you're able to clarify I would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks for the great video!

Jannet, if you use terracotta saucers this will help prevent water from seeping through the terracotta and potentially damaging surfaces. 🙂