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Re: Recycling potting soil

Posted by Ron (DE Zone 7a) on April 8, 2009, 18:03:38, in reply to "Recycling potting soil"

Jim,

I frequently re-use potting soil - including if it has been left outside all winter - if it still seems "good" and useable - and if it has some rotted banana plants in it, it may even be better than before! So I say go ahead and re-use, especially if it's for potted plants that will be outside all summer. And sometimes I recycle old potting soil back into the garden. I certainly never throw out old potting soil because ANYTHING improves my native clay.

The only thing I try to avoid - when possible - is bringing any soil left outside, for any length of time, back in the house ("potting" or otherwise), because it may harbor critters - however, I do bring potted plants back in every Fall so I don't really totally avoid this either.

Message Thread:

Recycling potting soil - Jim K z7a NJ April 8, 2009, 16:11:40
- Re: Recycling potting soil - Ron (DE Zone 7a) April 8, 2009, 18:03:38
  - Re: Recycling potting soil - Jim K z7a NJ April 8, 2009, 18:59:42
    - Re: Recycling potting soil - Steve, N.J.,7-a April 8, 2009, 22:54:01
- Re: Recycling potting soil - Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a April 9, 2009, 8:37:06
- Re: Recycling potting soil - Joe K April 9, 2009, 17:39:59
  - Re: Recycling potting soil - lk April 10, 2009, 7:49:20
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