Fertilizing and Watering
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Subject: Rusty Tank
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Pumpkin Momma |
Cummington, MA
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I have a rusty old stock tank that holds about 350 gallons of water that I am about to start using to water pumpkins. Will the rust hurt the pumpkins??? You have to settle the argument...I say no and my husband says yes!
Thanks!
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7/6/2013 4:17:00 PM
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meaford |
Ontario
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I don't think rust will be an issue as the water will be changed so often. And the extra iron might help (:0)..... Terry
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7/6/2013 7:07:31 PM
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jeepinjeepin |
Winston-Salem, NC
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Sounds like a non-issue to me. If you are low on iron it might make an improvement. If your iron level is fine it probably won't be enough to cause any problem.
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7/6/2013 7:42:49 PM
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Dandytown |
Nottingham, UK
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Iron(III) oxide (rust)is insoluble in water and only really dissolves in strong acid. I imagine it is not going contribute to available Fe in the soil but I wonder if it might give a false positive on soil test reports. Interestingly rust does dissolve well in solutions of the chelating agents such as EDTA which is present in many soid additives.
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8/15/2013 3:57:13 AM
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vrtickar |
Slovenija
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an interesting fact rusty water will not affect your plants it will only make me feel better my grandmother actually uses it as a repellent for any Burling mammals.
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8/24/2013 3:07:50 AM
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vrtickar |
Slovenija
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Ps . do not use as foliar spray
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8/24/2013 3:08:29 AM
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