That are just as efficient for growing plants

  • IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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    I’d be very careful about using copper this way. While ingesting small amounts of copper is ok, and in fact a good part of a diet, Ingesting too much copper is not a good thing, and can be toxic.

    Having copper piping, etc. in close proximity to a garden risks having it leach into the plants, which might then be ingested. Since copper is a fairly soft metal then rain could slowly corrode it and introduce it to the plants.

    A bit more on copper toxicology here.

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      And that leaching will be vastly influenced by pH. So if your soil or rain is acidic you’ll get a lot more.