Using old soil?

Using old soil?#445487

By Spunro -  Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:49 pm
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- Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:49 pm #445487

Can you re-use old soil by mixing it in with new soil to revitalise it? How do you know when soil is old?

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Re: Using old soil?#445493

By Panman -  Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:56 pm
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- Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:56 pm #445493

You can reuse it by mixing with fresh soil. You can tell peat is old when it changes from a brown course texture to a black, sticky one. Also, the soil will start to have a sulphur smell to it.

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Re: Using old soil?#445577

By Spunro -  Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:45 pm
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- Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:45 pm #445577

thanks! i wasnt sure if i had to throw out a bunch of soil each time or not, I’ll reuse my VFTS old soil as it doesn’t smell/look funny yet

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Re: Using old soil?#445580

By Panman -  Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:48 pm
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- Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:48 pm #445580

The other option is to add it to the compost pile or into a vegetable/flower garden.

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