Rusty container for vegetables
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 |
Rusty container for vegetables
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Rusty container for vegetables
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. |
Rusty container for vegetables
On Jun 8, 11:54*pm, "David E. Ross" wrote:
On 6/8/2008 5:09 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 Rust is iron oxide. *All plants need traces of iron to create chlorophyll. *Few plants will take up more iron from the soil than they need. Tomatoes are a good source of iron in our diet. *Thus, I think they might require more iron than some other plants. *Therefore, you should not be concerned. *Instead, you will find your tomatoes to be nutritious.. -- David E. Ross Climate: *California Mediterranean Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19) Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/ Thank you so much for your response! We will enjoy our nutritious tomatoes :) |
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 :) |
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