Question from Cathy Loo
Hi Debra,
I’m wanting to make homemade ollas for my garden using unglazed clay pots. The problem is that I need to take 2 pots and glue them together to make the olla. I’m concerned about what would be the best glue to use to avoid any dangerous chemicals leaching into the soil or water. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Debra’s Answer
Well, the first thing that comes to mind is to not use glue, but instead use some type of cement to hold the pots together, like mortar for tiles.
You need to make sure it’s waterproof, and most waterproof glues are pretty toxic.
One that isn’t is TiteBond II, which you can get at Lowe’s or Home Depot.
Also EcoBond has nontoxic adhesives that might work for this.
