Re: sun or shade?

actually I think those were steel pennies during WWII.  They needed the
copper for munitions.

On 6/2/08, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I have a piggy bank full of 1942 pennies.  They were just zinc.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 5:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sun or shade?
>
>
> True - pennies are zinc now w/ a thin veneer of copper.
>>
>> On 6/2/08, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, Rich.  I had no idea.
>>> zem
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Apking" <
>>> redfour@omni-tech.net
>>> >
>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 10:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sun or shade?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Zem, maybe you ought to try older pennies, 10 years old or older,
>>>
>>>> since the new ones aren't made of copper.  They are a base metal with a
>>>> copper plating.  Not sure that will have any effect, but the older ones
>>>> should last a lot longer.
>>>>
>>>> Zemuly Sanders wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Try putting new copper pennies in the birdbath.   Something with the
>>>>> copper ions prevents the growth of algae.
>>>>> zem
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:55 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sun or shade?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> algae grows faster in sun.  and putting it in shade helps the water
>>>>> stay
>>>>>
>>>>>> cooler for the birdies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/25/08, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does a birdbath develop gunk faster in sun or shade?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know lavender helps forstall it but I don't have any.  I'm
>>>>>>> cleaning the
>>>>>>> bowl with chlorine now and would like to keep it clean as long as
>>>>>>> possible.
>>>>>>> I can put it in sun or shade, doesn't matter.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>>> neIN, Zone 5
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