Beginner Gardening: OK I puts the iron in the dirt?, 1 by RATFOOD

RATFOOD wrote:
OK the garden needs minerals right? Farmer Bob came over with a 5-gallon pail of Iron shavings (from a drum turning lathe, and yes the pail is heavy). He says it great for the garden. I hear about people adding suppliments to the soil all the time but this is not an actual garden mineral in a bag from the nursery, this is pure iron. It seems so simple that something has to be wrong with doing it. Has anyone put in actual Iron shavings in their soil? It is very fine, like sand. Let me know if you think I should go ahead and do it ok folks.
Thanks!