Our
land in north Florida is mostly wooded, and I've found several old trash heaps in the woods filled with rusted metal cans and bottles. From the bottles it's clear that some of these dump sites are 50 years old or more. I read somewhere about putting metal scraps in the bottom of a keyhole garden. I'm thinking of doing a
Hugelkultur bed because we have a pretty good pile of logs left over from the clearing we made. The soil is sandy and somewhat acidic (5.5-6). I'm wondering what are the pros and cons are of putting rusted metal in the pile? I sure like the idea of cleaning up the woods without making several trips to the landfill.