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Rhododendrons and rusty things
Is the iron beneficial to rhododendrons in rusting objects like nails?
Just curious, I had a handful of rusty nails and rather than putting them in the rubbish wondered if such plants would benefit from them being scattered at the base? -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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Rhododendrons and rusty things
"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... Is the iron beneficial to rhododendrons in rusting objects like nails? Just curious, I had a handful of rusty nails and rather than putting them in the rubbish wondered if such plants would benefit from them being scattered at the base? -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. Apparently it does help. I had always thought one could only use a chelated iron product, but my book of garden wisdom and old tips suggests iron nails for blueing hydrangeas. I'm sure it works better if buried beneath the plant, but there surely must be some benefit from mulching with them. Have a go. Spider |
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Rhododendrons and rusty things
Spider wrote:
"David in Normandy" wrote in message ... Is the iron beneficial to rhododendrons in rusting objects like nails? Just curious, I had a handful of rusty nails and rather than putting them in the rubbish wondered if such plants would benefit from them being scattered at the base? -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. Apparently it does help. I had always thought one could only use a chelated iron product, but my book of garden wisdom and old tips suggests iron nails for blueing hydrangeas. I'm sure it works better if buried beneath the plant, but there surely must be some benefit from mulching with them. Have a go. Spider I chucked a handful of Iron Sulphate around the base of some rather chlorotic camellias. All looked much better the next year. -- Jeff |
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