rusty watering can

frankie

My supposedly galvanised watering can has gone rusty and the water thus also contains rust.

Will this be harmful to my veggie plants or will I have to get a replacement can?

spadoosh

No, rust isnt going to harm your plants.

Davesnave

Rust comes free with the soil where I live....:)

unrecordings

I got one too that rusted badly after a year - while it won't do any harm I didn't fancy watering anything edible with it, so I cleaned it up and put it away in the radio shack (aka abandoned shed at the bottom of the garden) for something to nest in - probably wrens, robins or mice. Lots of iron bearing rock round here too, I love the striations they form

NeverInDebt

Most of them rust I have two of them and the roses get broken as there thread gets worn. I coated mine inside with water base acrylic roofing paint called "Cromapol" after being treated for rust prevention.