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>Perhaps someone could offer me some advice, please? >My 9 year old son and I are trying our first water garden this year. The >container we plan to use is an enormous old iron pot. When I was a kid >it was used to scald pigs after slaughter. I am wondering if I need to >line it with something to prevent iron from leaching out into the water. >If I just put plants in it and no fish will the iron be a problem? One >person has suggested that I just paint the interior with a sealer. If I >do so will something leach out of the sealer which would be damaging to >plants/fish? I have done some reading but have not seen this problem >adressed. I would like to refrain from doing anything too permant to the >pot, as it has some family and historical value. But since it just sits >around full of water anyway, I would like to get some active use out of >it again, as I have little interest in scalding pigs. >Thank you for any advice you can provide
Pat, Due to it’s value I wouldn’t do anything to it, unless you line it with PVC or EPDM. I don’t know if the iron would be bad, but it wouldn’t hurt plants and you could always test it with a couple of feeder goldfish. Doesn’t it rust? ~Keep ‘em Wet!~ jan/3-Cities WA Zone 7 Remove Z to e-mail
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Kathy! How wonderful! I’m still waiting for croakers and singers to decide to colonise my pond (it’s only the second spring here, though. Maybe I should snitch some spawn from the nearby lake?) Thomasina the Supervising Corgi says ‘Hi!’ to Rosie! Ponds are so wonderful! Roxie
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Dreadful, dreadful! Stressful week and I can’t send email, sometimes can’t read it, or AOL will go all manic and send mulitple copies. Something happened in the pond… I just have to tell someone who is interested! I was at the kitchen window, watching the moon rise over the desert in the twilight — my husband was trying to outline the battleplan – the twins and five of their classmates have this HUGE competition on Saturday and we still have tons yet to do, people are due to arrive at our house any minute – he is lining up notecards and shoving them around the table like Patton. I am watching the moon rise and all of a sudden I hear croaking around the pond!!! The froggies woke up!! I am pointing out the window – ‘they survived, they’re here!! The frogs are back!’ My husband is saying ‘Focus Kathy.’ People with kids and pizza are crowding in my kitchen and all I can say are ‘The frogs, they’re singing!!’ They are saying ‘where are the napkins, we need cups, where’s the garbage can..’ I am still thrilled this morning! Kathy Thirtyacre USDA Zone 7 Home of Rosie, the water gardening labrador. http://members.aol.com/jj30a/30acrephoto.html
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I"m glad you’ve got your priorities straight. (BG) Bonnie NJ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Dreadful, dreadful! > Stressful week and I can’t send email, sometimes can’t read it, or AOL will go > all manic and send mulitple copies. Something happened in the pond… > I just have to tell someone who is interested! > I was at the kitchen window, watching the moon rise over the desert in the > twilight — my husband was trying to outline the battleplan – the twins and > five of their classmates have this HUGE competition on Saturday and we still > have tons yet to do, people are due to arrive at our house any minute – he is > lining up notecards and shoving them around the table like Patton. > I am watching the moon rise and all of a sudden I hear croaking around the > pond!!! The froggies woke up!! I am pointing out the window – ‘they survived, > they’re here!! The frogs are back!’ > My husband is saying ‘Focus Kathy.’ People with kids and pizza are crowding in > my kitchen and all I can say are ‘The frogs, they’re singing!!’ They are saying > ‘where are the napkins, we need cups, where’s the garbage can..’ > I am still thrilled this morning! > Kathy Thirtyacre > USDA Zone 7 > Home of Rosie, the water gardening labrador. > http://members.aol.com/jj30a/30acrephoto.html
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scalding pigs is a lot more though! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Perhaps someone could offer me some advice, please? > My 9 year old son and I are trying our first water garden this year. The > container we plan to use is an enormous old iron pot. When I was a kid > it was used to scald pigs after slaughter. I am wondering if I need to > line it with something to prevent iron from leaching out into the water. > If I just put plants in it and no fish will the iron be a problem? One > person has suggested that I just paint the interior with a sealer. If I > do so will something leach out of the sealer which would be damaging to > plants/fish? I have done some reading but have not seen this problem > adressed. I would like to refrain from doing anything too permant to the > pot, as it has some family and historical value. But since it just sits > around full of water anyway, I would like to get some active use out of > it again, as I have little interest in scalding pigs. > Thank you for any advice you can provide > Pat in Wake Forest, NC
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>> I was at the kitchen window, watching the moon rise over the desert in the > twilight — my husband was trying to outline the battleplan – the twins and > five of their classmates have this HUGE competition
known as OM (Odyssey of the Mind) > on Saturday and we still > have tons yet to do, people are due to arrive at our house any minute – he is > lining up notecards and shoving them around the table like Patton. > I am watching the moon rise and all of a sudden I hear croaking around the > pond!!! The froggies woke up!! I am pointing out the window – ‘they survived, > they’re here!! The frogs are back!’ > My husband is saying ‘Focus Kathy.’ People with kids and pizza are crowding in > my kitchen and all I can say are ‘The frogs, they’re singing!!’ They are saying > ‘where are the napkins, we need cups, where’s the garbage can..’ >I"m glad you’ve got your priorities straight. (BG)
LOL! Amen. I know the rest of the OM parents’ just don’t realize there is an outside world this time of year. jan/3-Cities WA Zone 7 5 minutes from K30 Remove Z to e-mail
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Perhaps someone could offer me some advice, please? My 9 year old son and I are trying our first water garden this year. The container we plan to use is an enormous old iron pot. When I was a kid it was used to scald pigs after slaughter. I am wondering if I need to line it with something to prevent iron from leaching out into the water. If I just put plants in it and no fish will the iron be a problem? One person has suggested that I just paint the interior with a sealer. If I do so will something leach out of the sealer which would be damaging to plants/fish? I have done some reading but have not seen this problem adressed. I would like to refrain from doing anything too permant to the pot, as it has some family and historical value. But since it just sits around full of water anyway, I would like to get some active use out of it again, as I have little interest in scalding pigs. Thank you for any advice you can provide Pat in Wake Forest, NC
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>Perhaps someone could offer me some advice, please? >My 9 year old son and I are trying our first water garden this year. The >container we plan to use is an enormous old iron pot. When I was a kid >it was used to scald pigs after slaughter. I am wondering if I need to >line it with something to prevent iron from leaching out into the water. >If I just put plants in it and no fish will the iron be a problem? One >person has suggested that I just paint the interior with a sealer. If I >do so will something leach out of the sealer which would be damaging to >plants/fish? I have done some reading but have not seen this problem >adressed. I would like to refrain from doing anything too permant to the >pot, as it has some family and historical value. But since it just sits >around full of water anyway, I would like to get some active use out of >it again, as I have little interest in scalding pigs. >Thank you for any advice you can provide
Pat, Due to it’s value I wouldn’t do anything to it, unless you line it with PVC or EPDM. I don’t know if the iron would be bad, but it wouldn’t hurt plants and you could always test it with a couple of feeder goldfish. Doesn’t it rust? ~Keep ‘em Wet!~ jan/3-Cities WA Zone 7 Remove Z to e-mail
Response:
Kathy! How wonderful! I’m still waiting for croakers and singers to decide to colonise my pond (it’s only the second spring here, though. Maybe I should snitch some spawn from the nearby lake?) Thomasina the Supervising Corgi says ‘Hi!’ to Rosie! Ponds are so wonderful! Roxie
Response:
Dreadful, dreadful! Stressful week and I can’t send email, sometimes can’t read it, or AOL will go all manic and send mulitple copies. Something happened in the pond… I just have to tell someone who is interested! I was at the kitchen window, watching the moon rise over the desert in the twilight — my husband was trying to outline the battleplan – the twins and five of their classmates have this HUGE competition on Saturday and we still have tons yet to do, people are due to arrive at our house any minute – he is lining up notecards and shoving them around the table like Patton. I am watching the moon rise and all of a sudden I hear croaking around the pond!!! The froggies woke up!! I am pointing out the window – ‘they survived, they’re here!! The frogs are back!’ My husband is saying ‘Focus Kathy.’ People with kids and pizza are crowding in my kitchen and all I can say are ‘The frogs, they’re singing!!’ They are saying ‘where are the napkins, we need cups, where’s the garbage can..’ I am still thrilled this morning! Kathy Thirtyacre USDA Zone 7 Home of Rosie, the water gardening labrador. http://members.aol.com/jj30a/30acrephoto.html
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I"m glad you’ve got your priorities straight. (BG) Bonnie NJ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Dreadful, dreadful! > Stressful week and I can’t send email, sometimes can’t read it, or AOL will go > all manic and send mulitple copies. Something happened in the pond… > I just have to tell someone who is interested! > I was at the kitchen window, watching the moon rise over the desert in the > twilight — my husband was trying to outline the battleplan – the twins and > five of their classmates have this HUGE competition on Saturday and we still > have tons yet to do, people are due to arrive at our house any minute – he is > lining up notecards and shoving them around the table like Patton. > I am watching the moon rise and all of a sudden I hear croaking around the > pond!!! The froggies woke up!! I am pointing out the window – ‘they survived, > they’re here!! The frogs are back!’ > My husband is saying ‘Focus Kathy.’ People with kids and pizza are crowding in > my kitchen and all I can say are ‘The frogs, they’re singing!!’ They are saying > ‘where are the napkins, we need cups, where’s the garbage can..’ > I am still thrilled this morning! > Kathy Thirtyacre > USDA Zone 7 > Home of Rosie, the water gardening labrador. > http://members.aol.com/jj30a/30acrephoto.html
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scalding pigs is a lot more though! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Perhaps someone could offer me some advice, please? > My 9 year old son and I are trying our first water garden this year. The > container we plan to use is an enormous old iron pot. When I was a kid > it was used to scald pigs after slaughter. I am wondering if I need to > line it with something to prevent iron from leaching out into the water. > If I just put plants in it and no fish will the iron be a problem? One > person has suggested that I just paint the interior with a sealer. If I > do so will something leach out of the sealer which would be damaging to > plants/fish? I have done some reading but have not seen this problem > adressed. I would like to refrain from doing anything too permant to the > pot, as it has some family and historical value. But since it just sits > around full of water anyway, I would like to get some active use out of > it again, as I have little interest in scalding pigs. > Thank you for any advice you can provide > Pat in Wake Forest, NC
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>> I was at the kitchen window, watching the moon rise over the desert in the > twilight — my husband was trying to outline the battleplan – the twins and > five of their classmates have this HUGE competition
known as OM (Odyssey of the Mind) > on Saturday and we still > have tons yet to do, people are due to arrive at our house any minute – he is > lining up notecards and shoving them around the table like Patton. > I am watching the moon rise and all of a sudden I hear croaking around the > pond!!! The froggies woke up!! I am pointing out the window – ‘they survived, > they’re here!! The frogs are back!’ > My husband is saying ‘Focus Kathy.’ People with kids and pizza are crowding in > my kitchen and all I can say are ‘The frogs, they’re singing!!’ They are saying > ‘where are the napkins, we need cups, where’s the garbage can..’ >I"m glad you’ve got your priorities straight. (BG)
LOL! Amen. I know the rest of the OM parents’ just don’t realize there is an outside world this time of year. jan/3-Cities WA Zone 7 5 minutes from K30 Remove Z to e-mail
Response:
Perhaps someone could offer me some advice, please? My 9 year old son and I are trying our first water garden this year. The container we plan to use is an enormous old iron pot. When I was a kid it was used to scald pigs after slaughter. I am wondering if I need to line it with something to prevent iron from leaching out into the water. If I just put plants in it and no fish will the iron be a problem? One person has suggested that I just paint the interior with a sealer. If I do so will something leach out of the sealer which would be damaging to plants/fish? I have done some reading but have not seen this problem adressed. I would like to refrain from doing anything too permant to the pot, as it has some family and historical value. But since it just sits around full of water anyway, I would like to get some active use out of it again, as I have little interest in scalding pigs. Thank you for any advice you can provide Pat in Wake Forest, NC
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