Would lead leach into soil?

[Mike Corazzi]

I have a tall juniper in a small pot. I tether it to the rack for wind.
I just got to wondering if wheel weights would make the pot too heavy to tilt. Barring hurricane of course.
I could use rocks but they would take up a lot more soil space.
Wheel weights could circle the edge of the pot bottom.
As well as giving environmentalists a fit.

 

[Clicio]

I have some lead fishing weights holding some guy wires attached to Camellia branches for 1 year now.
Tree is doing fine and blooming as always.

 

[Mike Corazzi]

I have some lead fishing weights holding some guy wires attached to Camellia branches for 1 year now.
Tree is doing fine and blooming as always.

Are the weights in the soil or just hanging?

 

[AZbonsai]

I have a friend who uses fishing weights. Ties them to fishing hooks and dangles them below the branch. Works for him.

 

[choppychoppy]

Yes metals like lead can definitely get into the tree but its not detrimental and you're not eating it so it ain't no thing.

 

[AlainK]

As well as giving environmentalists a fit.

What? What? Lead?...

Oh my!

You environment terminator, can't you think better ?

----- Joking apart, I think that the quantity of lead released by weights is just negligible

 

[Clicio]

Are the weights in the soil or just hanging?

Inside teabags, one sitting on the soil, and other hanging.

 

[AlainK]

Hanging is better.

Would you like tea taht was left in the dirt with lead ? ....

And what's the, gimmick with having a lead weight on the ground ? Better use guy-wires then.

 

[Clicio]

And what's the, gimmick with having a lead weight on the ground ? Better use guy-wires then.

I had no way to tie the guy wire either to a root or to the sides of the pot. Sooo... In comes the weight.