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Old 13-06-2008, 03:37 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Rusty container for vegetables

On Jun 10, 4:00*pm, z wrote:
On Jun 8, 8:09*pm, wrote:

Hi,


I have a container vegetable garden. *One of my containers is an old
wheelbarrow that is rusting badly, and I have tomatoes growing in it.
The container has holes drilled for drainage.


Is there a concern/health issue regarding the soil and the leaching of
rust into the tomatoes?


Thanks,
Raj


iron's not a problem. other metals like zinc or cadmium or lead,
maybe, if they were plated on the metal or something, which they
probably aren't.



Thank you so much for your response! I will keep the tomatoes in
their present home