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1a.: Re: Iron in soils

Posted by: "Ken" kenrogers@comcast.net kenrogers911

Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:44 pm (PST)

Last week, I dug a deep hole to planting a pluot tree. Years ago, my
dad had top soil deleivered which was very black color. Under abut 10
inches of thie black sol, my soil was orange color and a bit more
sandy. Even for that, the iron was still very low. A good concise soil
test is about the only accurate way to know if there is enough iron.
You can't always go by color. In New Jersey and western Connecticut
soil is very red color. almost like brick red. That may be due to a
lot of red clay.

--- In Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com, "mstehelin" <mstehelin@...>
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> I Just got back from Cambodia. The soil there is red. I here talk
> about rich red soil. If I put rust in soil will that improve it?
> M
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2a.: Re: Question about Iron in soil

Posted by: "Ken" kenrogers@comcast.net kenrogers911

Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:44 pm (PST)

It will take a while to break down. Iron sulfate is a better choice
as it can break down much faster. Because it also lowers pH to an acid
level, you may want to also add some lime to help buffer and bring the
pH back up a little. My soil here was extremely low, even tough this
area has a lot of natural iron. After adding iron sulfate two years
ago, its vastly improved. I used about 50 pounds of it in a 2000 sq.
foot garden area.

--- In Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com, "mstehelin" <mstehelin@...>
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> Can you put rust into soil to improve it?
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2b.: Re: Question about Iron in soil

Posted by: "Mary M" phoenixblui@yahoo.com phoenixblui

Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:44 pm (PST)

yes but only if you are going to plant something that requires acidic soil like azaleas, rhododendrons, blueberries, strawberry, or pine trees.

--- On Fri, 2/27/09, mstehelin <mstehelin@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: mstehelin <mstehelin@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Organic_Gardening] Question about Iron in soil
To: Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 7:54 PM

Can you put rust into soil to improve it?

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