1 To keep fresh celery, carrots and radishes around at all times, chop them and store them in water in the fridge, which keeps them crisp for a surprisingly long time. 2  Prevent mushrooms from getting slimy by wrapping them in paper towels before refrigerating.
1 A good temperature range for staining is 50 to 90 degrees F--if wood is too hot to leave your hand on comfortably, then it's too hot to stain. 2  Pay attention to humidity too--the higher the humidity, the longer the drying time. Then start staining again in the afternoon when the sun is lower, staining 2 or 3 boards at a time their entire width. 2  A good temperature range for staining is 50 to 90 degrees F--if wood is too hot to leave your hand on comfortably, then it's too hot to stain.
As a general rule, the air temperature for good painting conditions ranges from 55 degrees to 85 degrees. Unfortunately, when applying paint or stain it is the surface temperature, not the air temperature that is important. Air temperature and surface temperature can be miles apart.If a wood deck or wall is in direct sunlight it may well be 30 to 50 degrees hotter than the air temperature.One sunny day in May the air temperature on our test deck was 55 degrees, but the surface temperature of the wood was over 95 degrees. In other words, it was already too hot to stain successfully.pply stain only at the proper temperature. For most stains, 70 degrees Fahrenheit is the optimum, with the safety range from 50 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Stains do vary, so check the label first.