Our family farm was bought in 1860, been reusing that soil ever since. I reuse promix/perlite, after each plant is harvested I empty the pot in a pile outside and let the mother nature flush it. Could you just flush it with a couple times its volume with just straight water?Question ?? It appears that I will be scrapping a lot of my grow and would like to reuse my grow medium . Stone has suggested I sterilize it before I reuse it . Other than placing it in the oven ( which ain't gonna fly in this house ) any suggestions as to how I can accomplish this . ???
Question ?? It appears that I will be scrapping a lot of my grow and would like to reuse my grow medium . Stone has suggested I sterilize it before I reuse it . Other than placing it in the oven ( which ain't gonna fly in this house ) any suggestions as to how I can accomplish this . ???
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Perfect timing Pop22 . You reuse your grow medium how do you sterlize it or do you .
Long story pop . But I'm scrapping my current grow because there was a mix up and I ended up with a bunch of males which I will be pulling and I want to reuse the medium right away Stone suggested I sterilize it before reusing as a lot of the plants were runts as well and we couldn't determine what the issue was . I think that he just wants to be cautious before replanting . What are your thoughts ??Why on earth would you sterilize your soil? did you have a sick plant??? At the very least, compost it. I recycle all my soil, much of it goes into the compost bin, and as a medium for my worm farm instead of paper, etc for bedding. Hell, and some organic dry nutrients to it and plant in it again, just cut out the stump! Lot of people seem to be working with no-till in small containers now. I'm just starting to trying it but sure seems the way to go IMO.
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Long story pop . But I'm scrapping my current grow because there was a mix up and I ended up with a bunch of males which I will be pulling and I want to reuse the medium right away Stone suggested I sterilize it before reusing as a lot of the plants were runts as well and we couldn't determine what the issue was . I think that he just wants to be cautious before replanting . What are your thoughts ??
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Everybody has a barbie Pop even me . Great idea thoughIf you have to do it though, put the soil in a couple black plastic trash bags and leave it in the sun for a couple days. Or use some container you could put in your barbeque grill ( if you have one ) and sterilize it in there, no smell in the house!
I had 5 out of 8 that were runts and 3 that are normal ?? and those suckers are male go figure .stir up the soil, let it dry out a bit or even bone dry, then add beneficial bacteria, lots of commercial stuff out there, I just inoculate by using a handful of fresh worm castings or soil from another pot with a living plant in it, it only take a very small amount, a tablespoon will do. Runts are often the caused by the soil being too wet, more so that genetics. Unless the plants look diseased, there is no reason to sterilize. And it will take 2-3 months to repopulate the sterile soil to where it is active again, unless you add 25% worm castings