reusing soil without amending

Lara vanhousen

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• Dec 19, 2015

• #1

Have a couple of 60 gallon smart pots from this summer filled with 707.... Its been sitting through alot of rainy days and a long flush... anyone see a problem with reusing it without amending and just running gh 3 part through it? Have a bunch of left overs from a coco run.... Going to through them in the greenhouse if possible.

 

saiyaneye

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• Dec 20, 2015

• #2

Might have a lot of nutes in it...At least bake it till the center of the soil gets to 180 degrees F

 

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bryan oconner

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• Dec 20, 2015

• #3

no issues there just make sure you add some perlite . and dig in it and throw out the root ball. also keep in mind all the nutrients are gone in it . ive used old soil many times no issues

 

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az2000

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• Dec 20, 2015

• #4

bryan oconner said:

and dig in it and throw out the root ball. also keep in mind all the nutrients are gone in it .

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It might help to add an enzyme. I recall reading Grow More's Bio-Cozyme is a Hygrozyme competitor and is recommended for breaking down old root matter. I haven't used it, but read good things about it. That might help the soil bounce back.

 

Lara vanhousen

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• Dec 20, 2015

• #5

az2000 said:

It might help to add an enzyme. I recall reading Grow More's Bio-Cozyme is a Hygrozyme competitor and is recommended for breaking down old root matter. I haven't used it, but read good things about it. That might help the soil bounce back.

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Going to try to get the bulk of the roots out and skip the enzymes because i cant get to the store for awhile and would like to plant soon... going to start slow with the nutes and see how far i need to take it

 

Dr. Who

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• Dec 20, 2015

• #6

Should be fine and your plan for using the nutes sounds fine too.

If it was organic. You would have a problem.....