How To Re-Use Old Potting Soil - 4 Methods for Recycling || Black Gumbo
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- Have you ever wondered if you can reuse your old potting soil? You know, those pots from last year that had tomatoes in them? This question has been asked numerous times in various gardening forums in Facebook groups, and the answers are sometimes surprisingly ill-informed. To save money and to practice frugal gardening methods, recycling depleted potting soil is not only something we gardeners can do, but we can make better potting soil if we take the right steps. In this video, I will show you four different ways to recycle and reuse your old potting soil. We will cover the simplest methods and move up what I call the “fertility scale” to achieve a potting mixture that is more nutrient-rich than it was when you first bought it.
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From the North of England. I am 85 , my grandmother was born in 1884 and we always used the same method and used the soil over and over . A hand full of bone meal and a hand full of fish, blood and bone , and you are set for another year ! Cheap and it works !
My grandmother kept a fish barrel. It stunk like nothing I ever smelled (I didn’t fish for yrs because of it). She put all her fish heads and parts leftovers in that barrel with rain water. Also she bled her chickens into it. It had a spigot at the bottom and she would use it. She was a amazing farmer!
My Grandfather grew the sweetest tomatoes with a delicious smell in his greenhouse . I am not going to say here what he used for fertiliser.@@angelaalfred1503
My grandmother was born then to, my mother was her youngest of 10 and a twin, she would be 101, my grandmother was 39 when she had her
I never junk anything small enough to rot down. All cuttings, lawn mowings , etc just fall where they may . @@GreekVegetarianRecip
thank you
Ernie died in the 80's, and had a compost pile, and I heard he had pride in his compost. I decided to throw it in the garden about the year 2000, and plant tomatoes. I got multiple grocery bags of tomatoes, and was drowning in tomatoes, in my first garden. It was actually too easy. I think it warped my thinking, that you could plant, and things grow. (lol). I also took his 20 year old seeds, and threw them out in the garden I was not using. Things grew out of control.
Just amazing! 1.9 million views. Just proves that people need to know how to do stuff. I plan to do more videos like this next year. God bless!
Thanks Kaye, I'm also proud of you for taking off this year and getting over 100K subs. I really enjoy your work.
Thankyou🙏
Healthy instructional video Scott ! Great Scott, he got over a Million views 🪴
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what vegetables can you grow inside your home
This is the first of your videos I've watched. I wanted to thank you for the high-quality information.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
I dumped all of my old soil from pots into a raised bed, added coco coir, dried mint leaves, some organic tomato fertilizer and azomite. Why mint? Because it smelled good 😊and I was hoping it will keep bugs away. Tomatoes grew to over 8 feet tall and had unbelievable harvest from 7 plants enough to fill a small chest freezer and more to give away.
Wow. That's great.
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Where do you get coco coir? I’ve never heard of it
@@Lizzy_333 Plant nurseries or Amazon. Good luck
@@zebeart8808 Thank you!
This may be the best 20 minutes I've spent learning about growing healthy plants, and the science behind it. He's thorough, very well spoken, and presents easily understood, very useful information. The video is great, and shows all the details very clearly. Sharing this with friends. Much appreciated!
I had a very serious tomato nematode issue last year from re-using expensive potting mix. This year I have been placing my old mix-filled grow bags into 5 gallon buckets with a few small drainage holes in the bottom. Then I pour about 2 gallons of boiling water on top of it all to kill out soil virus and critters. It all stays very hot for some time. Then I pour it all onto a large, heavy duty plastic sheet in the garage and let it dry our a few days. It no doubt washes out some remaining nutrients thus I re-fertilize before planting. So far so good. I have harvested over one-hundred tomatoes plus Kale, Arugula, Basil and green onions out of my spare bedroom this winter so far...more coming! I use cheap LED grow lights over the 2x8 foot grow area and surround the whole thing with cheap reflective "space blankets."
Good tip, thank you !
I am an adult home gardener but had difficulty finding a true meaning of “weed”.
A weed is ANY plant that you don’t want to grow in your garden. 😊Thanks
Thank you very much. At least 20 or 30 years ago I was somehow educated to bake potting soil in the oven before reusing it from year to year.
I did that for awhile and will never know why. But it was ridiculously burdensome and seems to defy logic. For another few years I bought new potting soil every single season and discarded the old soil . I could kick myself. We couldn't afford that and it was so stupid. Believe it or not I"m a dietitian professionally so I"m all about nutrition ! But the marketers got to me and I was convinced I needed brand new soil every year. Now years later I'm not as ignorant; I have learned more and better. I revere soil and it's complexity. I have two enormous botanical garden- like properties and I grow everything imaginable. Your instruction aligns with everything I think is right and it's helpful to me, and I'm sure to others. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Okay, this entire video is gold. I have struggled so much understanding the micro-happenings of soil because it’s always taught so objectively! I FINALLY am getting it!! You are a fantastic teacher, thank you for doing as soil life does to compost: breaking it down! Adhd/Autistic people like me have accessibility to this important science when educators take time like you do!
agree. you said it better than me!
Me too! Enjoyed listening during breakfast and now I am ready to procrastinate on all the things I should be doing and go play in my garden. 🤣
Indeed!
The lied when they told you that you had ADHD.
@@onekerri1 why did who lie about adhd?
Very good1. I'm a lifelong container gardener & this info is just what I need in my small patio garden.
Perfect! No more arguing with the wife about using last year's potting soil mixed in with fresh bag soil. Thank you, sir.
Human bodies need all these minerals as well! Our soil is SO DEPLETED! Can't get it from commercial food. Thank you for sharing!
Yup, but for the record we don't need mineral water. We can do fine with distilled water and get mineral from organic food. Water should be pure like clean rain water nothing more
Last year, I acquired a new, very large, and very deep raised bed. It was going to cost me a small fortune to fill it. But then I had a stroke of genius. My mom had numerous pots she wanted dumped out into the blackberry brambles. Instead, I dumped them into the new bed. I added kitchen scraps all winter long. When the time came to plant potatoes, I simply added 3 inches of soil to the top and planted them. I then filled the rest of the bed with straw (Ruth Stout Method) and watered everything down. I didn't spend a fortune filling the bed with soil, and the extra height of the walls keeps the straw in place over the potato plants. That bed is THRIVING! Our compost bins are always growing potatoes, so I figured they would probably do ok with a compost "bin" for a foundation layer. It appears that I was correct. At least so far.
Over 2M views and only a little over 190,000 subscribers?? Come on people. Give his channel some love and subscribe!!
Thank you and amen.
An absolute benchmark of how to make a great RUclips video.
Thank you.
It is mind boggling to me that someone would throw out dirt. 🤯🤯
In my large containers I add eggshells in the fall and food scraps through fall and winter. With my flower pots, in the spring I dump all the pots in a wheelbarrow and sift it all together with some amenities. And it grows really well.
This is the video I was looking for. I wasn't sure if I needed to remove the wood mulch from last year's planting, and now I know that I need to remove the mulch that made its way into the soil as well. Very helpful, thank you so much.
People throw all the goodness , (Lawn Cuttings, prunings , anything organic into the garbage ).
It all rots down to make new compost .You forget that this is often full of fertilizer from last year.
I'm in UK and have been doing just this for years. I always have bins or bags full of old compost resetting itself. People think I'm mean with money or mad but why waste it? This is really interesting to watch and thanks for proving me right. Love your advice.
Can you grow vegetables in clay flower pots
@@ellencloud9583 certainly. You just have to water more often as the clay wicks water from the soil.
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@@ellencloud9583 Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
This is my first year of making a compost soil pile. I found some GIANT grubs in there! What do i do with them? Do they lay eggs on there?
Great video!
Years ago I co-owned a Garden Center with my spouse (1983-1995, when I divorced) We sold so many products to improve one’s garden and container pots. What I learned stayed with me.
Fast forward to 2005 I returned my hands into the soil and growing primary in containers. I took my container plants to am apartment where I really used the methods of recycling potted soil. I used a large storage bin in which to basically do weekday was shown in this video, screening soil, adding compared materials, etc etc. I lived in that apartment for almost 4-years. I often tossed/turned the binned soil with dead leaves, old flowers & stems that created a compost. Being a frugal person I often repotted my plants and used old B&W print newspaper (shredded) in the bottom of an empty pot/container, topped with a few old leaves to cover the drainage holes (yet still allowing drainage) Generally I waited for spring to do my patio clean up and repotting.
I never had to buy bagged potting mix. As the video details, the nutrients created within the recycled and compared soil feed my plants. Whether I grew annuals, perennials, or potted vegetables I had great success, in addition to obtaining wonderful earthworms that help to feed the soil with their "droppings" and create air pockets in the containers and the compost bin I created.
I them moved to another apartment with my compost bin and plants in tow. I lived there another 10-years without the need to buy bagged soil. It's amazing how nature creates is own nutrients!
My boyfriend and I are buying his grandparent's home soon and I'm so excited to build raised beds in the backyard and resume growing plants and veggies again. Sadly I want able to bring all of my plants and my compost with me, yet others are enjoying them.
Again, great video!
Thanks so much for the great comment, I appreciate it!
I recycle all my putting soil
I've had to move so many times over the years. I hated having to leave my flowers behind. Dug-up and took bushes with me a few times.
@@stompthedragon4010 I am planning to move and downsize- it's making my heart bleed just thinking about leaving all of my bushes, peonies, peach trees and 4 huge raised beds with all the worms there...
@@sunitamay123 ah, I totally understand. We put such love and toil in, then take such enjoyment of the beauty. Peonies are one of my favorites. Only had them once. I bought a bunch of clearance pots end of summer for 50cents each. I didn't actually think they would come back but they did. A type of hardwood bush peony. I had cut peonies all over inside. I wish you well and hope you can continue enjoying some gardening.
Good video. You may want to consider: 1. wear mask to not breath the fertilizers, and 2. use gloves - I've read stories of people getting sick from not doing so (even though I often forget to wear them too :-) Take care and good work.
I’ve reused the potting soil in my 3 pots (about 5 gallons each) for years. Each Spring, I mix in some new compost in the top inch or two. I regularly add crushed eggshells and occasionally some organic fertilizer. I have tomato cages in the pots, but I don’t grow tomatoes. I grow pea pods, pole beans, cucumbers (especially lemon cukes), garlic, green onions, radishes, basil, and other small stuff. I usually use 2 tomato cages, one on top of the other for height. This really works for this lady who can’t dig anymore. Thanks for the great video!
My grandparents were gardeners their whole life. I was spoiled with good vegetables , fruits, etc. They say gardeners live a long life. My grandparents lived into their late 90s.
I am an old grain farmer. Farmers NEVER throw out soil. We add nutrients- usually fertilizer or manure. We often rotate crops to avoid spread of some diseases, but we often do not rotate. Sometimes we get a little lower yield by not rotating, but we still get a crop. Duane
You know it. Nature/The Universe has been reusing soil for millions of years. I think it works out. Put in a little more "good" (compost, etc.) and keep going.
Hi Scott! I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world! I've learned so much! 😊
Moving up the ladder of fertility, I put 20-50 redworms in the pot. I let them revitalize the soil for me. This works good as long as you keep it watered and not let it dry completely out. They will die off in the winter if well below freezing, however you will find worms again in the spring as the eggs they laid hatch. It works really well. I even use them in my microgreen trays ; )
I have a worm farm for composting and have been wondering what to do with them when they multiply too much. I was advised against putting them directly in plant pots because they may eat roots if they run out of food. Have you ever had an issue with this?
I bought "1 lb" (I think? It was years ago.) of redworms once, and it turned out to be 1 lb(?) of coffee grounds with a few worms scattered in it. (Was this a misunderstanding on my part?) Then, I put them in a compost bin and was feeding them regularly, but they all "ran" away! Bad experience! I've gone several years without a place at all to garden in, but haven't felt the desire to try with the worms again. Maybe your method would be more successful for me!
So Where did you get your worms, and how do they arrive (i.e. would it be almost all some substrate (like coffee grounds) and would it survive shipment to me on the U.S. East Coast)?
@@ixchelssong I live in PA and got them at a local bait shop. I would suggest that, for me they came in dirt and were sold by number instead of weight. I've seen great reviews on Amazon where I bought the worm farm for uncle Jim's worms which is also thru Amazon. I'd just be cautious ordering thru the mail when it gets hot out
Hope you go for it, I'm loving it!
@@ixchelssong One pound of worms should be the worms only, they usually send them with peat moss. The worm castings kind of look like coffee grounds, so that may be what you were seeing.
When you first put them in the bin, it helps to leave a light on for a few days, this will help them to stay. If they run after this, then something is wrong with place you put them. It could be too dry or too wet. Usually, people feed them too much and the food starts to go bad. This gives off heat so the worms will try to get away from the heat. If you provide a good environment, the worms will stay for ever. I have kept worms in Styrofoam cup for weeks. Once there is no food for them they will began to wander. I have worms in my microgreen trays which only has about 2 inches of soil. They have been happy in there for almost 2 years.
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@@GooshawnXD Thanks, I'll give it a try!
How can I give this more likes? !!! Thank You so much for a very understandable, relatable, comprehensive overview of soil ammending. So Cal zone 9b, coldish winters, hot summers, dry, dry, dry all the time. My soil is gonna rock this year. Thank you!!
I totally agree
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Very helpful. I've been throwing out the old potting soil at the end of every growing season. After watching this will change my ways to reuse the potting soil.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Really excited to reuse old potting soil!. Thanks, Scott.
I see this video is 2 yrs old and you wanted 100,000 subscribers now you have 2.4 million that’s great 😂 I really learn alot from you thanks for the info.
My grandparents & great-grandparents used all these methods very successfully. That's why I do most of them too! Glad to know you do too. Thanks for a great educational vid as always.
I love that you reinforce what I've learned and also reminding me of something. lol.
Compost tea?? Oh man, that’s a whole new level! So informative. Glad I found you!
Yay! I've always felt a bit guilty about reusing potting soil because I thought we weren't really supposed to. I do mix in some new soil or compost, so good on me!
Love this guy! Been doing this for 20+ years and some folks will argue this method but my pots are always gorgeouso!!
Hello agree with most of the video have done this for years there's one plant that your not to do this to is rose roses are much more fussy they love bone meal plant into ground or pot with fresh soil loved the video thanks teacher greeting from Ireland
@@maurakennedy5952 have you heard that roses won't grow in soil that had roses previously?
No, you rotate crops. Soil never goes bad per se.
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I know a couple who rake up their leaves and place them in a black plastic bag. Placed against the house in the sun. After the winter, they then dump into their raised beds and place their starts directly into the leaf mold. No soil. Their plants grow fantastic. 😮
leaf mould - ‘gardener’s gold’ we called it where I grew up. Love the stuff and so easy to make!
I've reused last year's potting soil this year by filling my pots about a third to a half full with the old stuff, mixed in some slow release feed, and then the rest I filled with new soil. My vegetables sit in the new stuff, but the root system will slowly work its way down to the old stuff. I did this mainly to keep the cost of new soil down. Fingers crossed.
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Best of luck and blessings to you and your green leafy friends!
I did the same also… i can tell you i have a beautiful working vegetable garden.
I have a video on this too! And honestly as a soil scientist from the testing I’ve done I think you’d be surprised just well potting soil can hold up over the years.
Oooh!! Your channel looks super interesting! Can't wait to dig in!
I do the same thing... just dump it in with the rest and mix it and my plants do fine. I always fertilize as well.
@@stormysampson1257 You've made several negative comments, that I've read so far, who are you? What is your educational background? Just want to know whether to believe what you say or if you are just a troll.
@@ziggiezag938 "Troll" is such a juvenile word, do you mean "devil's advocate?"
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This last year we mixed old potting soil to compost that we had composted ourselves. All my containers this last summer had that mix in it and my containers did great! 😍
Your video is brilliantly informative and encouraging to novice gardeners. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Can I please add a plea for you to promote peat and moss free compost. Our planet needs bogs and moors more than our gardens do. Also I love your hat and would like to buy one for my husband, we’ve been looking in the UK a couple of years for this very hat . Could you share your source, please?
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Love the flexibility and freedom from narrowly constrained rules expressed.
I usually throw the contents of old pots on my compost pile and mix it in. Then I have a ready made soil mix when I sift the compost. It’s worked well so far.
Found you channel accidentally today. I'm subbed to many others but always learn something new.
God be with you and your family during these challenging times. Being as self-sufficient as possible relieves stress & anxiety about the predicted upcoming food shortages.
Thanks again. Have a beautiful day. (I forgot the question I wanted to ask, oh well, another day) 🙏🤗
I am moving to Florida and decided to bring a garbage can full of my New York soil with me. There is something about the soil that was in my back yard it is nothing like the soil in my Florida home . I will only be using it with favorite plants !
It is not a good idea to bring soil or even plants from one state to another. You can be bringing diseases, pests, and invasive plants to FL. That is how many invasive species and diseases have been spread! It is especially bad when you are going from a colder climate to warmer climate you could be creating a whole new problem in FL. So I hope you will reconsider. Talk to your local University Horticultural Extension Agent and they can explain more.
I add “old soil” to my compost pile. Just the reverse you mentioned. I also saw you use azomite. I use a ton of that stuff.
I always crack up when people say leaf litter, here in Tucson, Az I don’t see a tree as far as I can see.
I always set my pots under a tree if possible so the good stuff that leaches out when watering doesn’t go to waste.
I wish you included links to sellers of the products you use. We could find them easily and you could make a little profit. Thanks for sharing your expertise!
I’m SO GLAD I came across your channel! I do live in the Southwest desert. Gardening has always been a challenge for me. And I’m really not that good at it. But I’m really hoping to learn more from you! Thank you for posting these videos!😁👍👍
Great video Scott! It's nice to be in your garden!
I've always recycled my potting soil but I used to make my own. I composted and I'd mix my used soil with my compost. Because I used a lot of organic material my compost had so many worms in it that basically all my soil was nothing more then high grade worm casting. It was fast draining but also retained water well. I threw everything in my compost. I threw veggies, fruits, coffee and tea grinds, meats, bread, pasta, and even junk food like left over birthday cake or something lol. I dug a deep hole and would throw everything in it then toss a little dirt from the hole in. Every time I'd get a bucket of food I'd toss it in, turn it and then toss a little more dirt in on it. I also would grind up leaves which I had a lot and toss in. I did also put a piece of thick rubber over it to keep the heat in and critters out the best I could. It may sound gross but it was the best soil I've ever seen. Everything turns to dirt eventually lol.
How informative and what an original approach, digging a hold and covering it with a rubber sheet. Sound like it might heat up well and also keep down odors.
I've been reusing soil for along time. Was glad to see you made a video explaining and show how this is done. Geat Job!
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I have been recyling potting soil for 30 years never had a problem !
Hi !!!!! I watched your video a few months back and followed this instruction 100%. I have never had the stuff in my pots ever be so wonderful ! I am truly grateful for your suggestions. It took me two days to hand sift everything with chicken wire and a wagon.... but it was so worth it !
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
I really loved watching you .I'm old school an I agree with you big time . Ppl are spending big money in the GARDEN . IM THINKING OF OPENING A GARDEN CENTER AN HAVE GLASSES . I HATE SEEING PPL GET RIP OFF ....ANYWAYS SHAREING IS CAREING .T.Y.
Great to know about spider mites. Thank you for that!
Extremely helpful. I have been reusing old soil for years even though some say you should discard them and buy new. This video showed me how be more successful. I love your straightforward approach. I'll be checking out your other videos. Thank you.
Those who say you need new potting soil each year are probably the ones who make it and sell it. 😂
Fine explainations , thanks a lot.
Great tips for soil success. Loved to learn these. Keep it up, we need folks who know what to do with our plants and the dirt of gardening.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Loved this video. I’m constantly throwing potting soil into the “heap” and buying new mix. So simple. Thank you. From Australia.
This channel is AWESOME !! And I need it !! Growing a patio herb garden...and yes I've made mistakes ...LIKE BUYING NEW SOIL EVERY YEAR !! OMG I don't even wanna talk about it !! 😫 I didn't know !!!.....
I've been utilizing your first method for years, now that I'm retired, I can learn more about using some fertilizers. Glad I found your channel.
I also add vermicompost and a couple worms . That helps replenish the soil and they eat the dead roots and other things that are compostable.
Hi Scott! I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world! I've learned so much!
great video, very useful info and well presented. thank you. May your garden grow!
Great information! Thank you for showing us not just telling us how to prepare and plant fora great harvest.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
So exciting! I have HUGE pots and didn’t want to toss the soil! This is WONDERFUL! This is the first of your videos I’ve seen. Now I’m going to binge the others!!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
@@Toddboehly818 well, I grew up in Rhode Island but I’ve been living in San Antonio, Texas for 50 years now. Would really love to move , however, but NOT to Florida! Lol
@@robinholbrook6576 smiles that’s good to know, it will be nice if we can get to know more better about ourselves…?
@@robinholbrook6576 The weather here is beautiful and warm 🙂🙂🙂
Awesome info!! Thanks!! I just learned yesterday that it needs that fungi stuff!
I'm 40 and just now getting into gardening.
I never thought it was cost efficient. Especially being a single mom for 15 years and never making much more than minimum wage, no help from her father, and paycheck to paycheck all my life lol
I ended up spending a few hundred of my tax return (thinking I was making a long term investment) buying everything I thought I needed. 2x8s for 4'x8' raised bed, raised bed dirt, big and little pots, potting soil, (no perlite because at that time I thought it was for looks, and hated it 😂) fertilizer, seeds, 2 started blueberries and 5 started sugar plum(?)tomato bushes. After all that money and time, all I got was 40-50 sugar tomatoes and 5 carrot's... That were around 3-4 inches long and an inch wide. Lol
That was in 2016.
Everything was dead within 3 months so apparently I don't have a clue what I'm doing lol
I just happened to see your channel. I got interested to keep watching you other videos. Charles the owner of IV products I know in person. Very nice guy he is. Your gardening method with pep talks and coding the Bible I also enjoy. Thank you.
This was very helpful. Thank You
I am watching you from Japan. The brand names will be different here, but I think I can find most of the ingredients. Thanks for the tips!!!
I do this, my son is an arborist and I have gotten tree mulch to use on the garden in its rest periods to keep weeds at bay and bulk up the soil. I also grow brassicas in pots. put them in the shade house, and out into the sun each day. I use the ash from the fire box, bought lime, just a little of each, droppings from the chook house, plus bought sheep and chicken pellets. This year I have started to use more of the instant liquid fertilizer and it has cured the plants that have yellowing leaves. My spinach and silverbeet are really green. I have made weed tea, ensuring that no seeds are in the liquid. I love gardening and eating what I have grown. I only have a small garden sieve so its pretty labor intensive, but I have time. I thank you for your explanation and watching you doing it has helped a lot.
Just found your channel and became a new subscriber. Shame on me for throwing out my old pot's soil, thinking I always needed brand new. Glad to see it all can be revitalized.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Just subscribed. Awesome video. I have a black plastic 55 gallon barrel in my backyard with plenty of holes drilled in it. I put in my yard waste and kitchen scraps throughout the year. I often add used soil from small pots between the layers as the year goes on. Worms find their way and proliferate on their own. In the spring I screen the compost through a wire mesh stucco frame. Then I add plenty of perlite and organic fertilizer before adding it to my no dig raised beds in the spring. So, the used soil becomes infused with worm castings and nutrients. I try to empty, turn and return the compost to the barrel several times a year to add oxygen. I recently started adding urine for extra nitrogen and I'm saving water by not having to flush the toilet nearly as often.
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I dumped all of my old soil from pots into a raised bed, added catnip leaves, and some fertilizer ...Now I have 300 cats
Oh no! LOL
Hey, do you know cats are actually a protected animal in Israel! Cats everywhere, breed like crazy! Jumped up on tables wherever our tour bus stopped, tried adamantly to steal Maccas & all good smelling stuff we bought, had to be quicker than them & whack them away, but they are used to this and just sit & look at you waiting for the right moment, don't get up or your food is gone! Yeah, they're all over the entire land and super well protected. We stayed in the Negev desert in tents for a night or two & they got into the tents fleas & all & they really put up a good persistent fight with you, back & forth like a mosquito, its a challenge to deal with them. Asian tourists love them & pat them & cuddle them & they take an advantage of this, then they expect the same of all tourists & especially challenge Americans who buy the hearty meat foods. Once they dive into your plate of food and drool all over it as they chomp on the first bite they know they've got it! They throw it to them & go get more, coz who's going to eat it after they've dived into it! Smart creatures they are.
Hilarious 😂 Best laugh I had all day! Thanks!
@@Alex-yc4ds my girlfriend needs to go live in Israel - clearly..lol
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Youre a hoot "climb up the ladder of fertility".....but very easy to follow and beginner friendly. Thanks! I let my lawn die and am growing from seed, spme store bought, using all my limited background knowledge & tiny bit of skills to LEARN, DO, EXPERIMENT, GROW....have gained so much insight! I like your chill vibes, thank you.
On that note, I started composting on said lawn but the crabgrass weeds bermuda are still present and thus not truly a good spot. However i did find some potato starts rhst are beautiful plants now, plus i rescued some onions that are huge btw. I tend to be an accidental gardener, lol....but i dare not put weed killer on it obviously. But what should i do now? Im bot interested in pulling weeds from the compost forever. I have straw....should i cover it and start over? I am also spot killing weeds w/ round up.....but that sh!t is toxic we know......i also covered that area w/ cardboard &brown paper.....it looks so unsightly. Any tips are appreciated. Thank you
Yeah just get something over the weeds like cardboard. A layer at the bottom will smother the weeds and over time will become compost.
Ok,thanks....i got that round up for sidewalk cracks and edges, but it says to not to do that.... so whats it's point?! I can ot use it in good conscience.
I look forward to exploring your channel more. 🌱
Hello there good to see you again.
I recycle all of my potting soil. I have noted that quite a few folks who hot compost,do put everything into their hot compost including powdery mildew affected plants. While I haven’t been quite that brave yet,I plan to (in future years) compost everything in one pile. For my potting soil,I always break up the root ball and thoroughly mix that into my compost pile in the fall. Where I live,we already have a ft of snow and -20c temps. So I continue to add greens like coffee grounds throughout the winter as well as potting soil and leaves that I harvested for free from around my city. (To my family’s embarrassment) 🤓 but yeah, when warmer temperatures come,I water that pile and heat it up early in the spring to refill my pots! Not sure if it’s the best or most efficient way,but it’s just how I do it and it seems to work just fine. It can get real expensive to buy potting mix yearly, I just try to get my potting soil all mixed in with c9mpost and call it good 👍
I collect leaves from the streets in the darkness😀
@@Elena-zm4fc yeah!!, you go for it! It’s a free resource and there’s no shame in utilizing what falls to the ground!
I do that too! To my children's and husband's shagrin, but I've always had beautiful gardens and it saves money and adds to the soil. I do add my compost on the top in the spring and I think that helps feed the old stuff below.
We love to add compost and worm castings.
I learned a lot thru this video. How to drain and reuse pot soil. What to keep and remove out of the used soil. Also, talks pot pests, fertilizer, screen compost. Recycle, kitchen organic material so, that the bacteria can go to work. The elements are made available to your plant life. Compost is the best way to give your soil life and make it happy. Revitalized soil: 1 part of compost and 3 part of depleted pot soil mix. Peat Moss -helps to retain water longer. I loved this video. 🌸🌱🌷🌼🌺🥀🌹🏵
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
You're a great teacher and your Corgi is adorable! TYVM from Long Island NY. Looking forward to Spring to get gardening again
Thank you .. greetings from The Netherlands.🌹
I had the same thing happen in my compost with some garlic this past spring; I cleaned out the fridge and there were these withered, dried, horrible garlic cloves... so into the bin they went. About a week later I saw some green shoots popping up, and there they were. They made a nice addition to my garden.
Got to say, I started composting when I began keeping pet bearded dragons. You always have veggie waste from their food (squash, leafy greens of all sorts except rhubarb, small amounts of fruit) and it's been a great way of making use of it; all those scraps go into the bin (which also grows really good fishbait-worms) and the compost helps to grow more greens later; love it!
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎 I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
My current method is rotation: Let the 'batch' (season) rest for a year and a half. So alternate the batches. Have another lawn/leaf compost pile I mix in, in the spring. So basically 2 piles of soil, one in use other resting.
This pot gardening is new to me. This recycling used pot and old soil is very frugal and preserving. Thanks. I am in the city with a small backyard. This has given the possibility of success that will effect the resources for 2 or 3 generations.
Greetings from the UK. This is a very clear and informative guide. I am growing my veg in old water tanks and realised that I needed to address soil fertility and structure this year. Everything looked a bit tired last year and I knew I had to be a bit more scientific. Very helpful indeed, food for thought and with minor adjustments think this years plants will be super happy. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Waving from Texas!
Great video! You got to the point promptly, didn't repeat the same thing over and over. Excellent video. I learned a lot. Thank you.
Just what I was looking for ! Thanks Scott
Thank you. I'm a crazy plant lady, here locally, where I live in Central Georgia. I was wondering if just adding some fresh potting soil would help the old soil from other pots. You just answered my question without me having to do any real-life experiments. Like the lady in the above comment, I have ADD, and autism, with Asperger's syndrome. Mine is not that bad, and I live on my own with my 3 special needs cats. It's amazing how my fur babies understand me; and, I relate to them really well, too. Thank you for this video, and helping me to comprehend a little more about growing my plants. 😊
This is a great video !! very well explained and i watch alot of homesteaders and gardening vlogs. you are the first person to explain how to reuse and revitalize your soil. Thank you so much.
I've wondered how long you can replace plants in potted soil....I recently repotted and "spiked" my old soil with new, and some phosporus, compost, and time release fertilizer and my peppers look so much better! Will be doing every time from here on out....great video!
I just found you & I am happy to get good tips.😊 I have gardened all my adult life 73 now & am growing in pots. Thanks for the info ❤😂 19:53 😅 19:53
One thing I do with old potting soil is set out outside to collect weeds and fallen leaves and stuff, and just let it sit with that outside for a while. I just let it go for a while, growing dandelions or whatever and rotting leaves, until I want to use it again. Also, I have this one really big pot that I threw a little spent potting soil in (less than half a cubic foot) four years ago. From the weeds that volunteered, the buckwheat I threw in and random yard debris I've thrown in there, the pot is roughly half full, now. I'm growing garlic, peas and tomatoes in it, this year. This winter, after all that is done, I'm going to break it up into pots and start over with the big pot
Really learned a lot from this video. I have a large compost bin and a xeriscaped yard so I really haven't had much need for the compost. Now I will use it to revitalize my pots.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today? I hope 🤞 this year brings happiness, peace and love all over the world 🌎I’m originally from Canada 🇨🇦 grow up in Forth Worth Texas, currently living in Key West Florida. Where are you from if i may ask?
Excited to hear & learn how to safely reuse old soil
Shopping bags ARE great pots, I agree
Praying that you will feel better soon💞❤️🩹💞
A lot of my previous container plants have large rootballs even in a fairly large pot. So part of the revitalization is trimming part of that root ball . Also if you have it or can get it worm castings added to the mix is a winner. Not much is needed 1/5 of the mix is plenty . I buy coco-coir in bulk so I have it in hand, it doesnt have nutrients . So to the old tired soil from last year I will add coir, black kow [yes correct spelling] plus worm castings plus a dry fert.
Wow, wealth of knowledge. I’ve been throwing my dirt out and buying new one- never again! Thank you so much for sharing and demonstrating. New subscriber :)
I try not to harm my earthworms when I see them while I'm making home made potting mix or see them in compost. Worms do so much for me and my garden so I try to return the favor to them. It's easy to collect them into a small bucket containing damp soil {not too much water they will drown, too little water and they will dry up}, and then I relocate the worms to one of my damp garden beds🙂.
Watch older videos, so much to learn and remember, thank you!!
Very good info. I just love to reuse as much as possible. So glad I came across your site. Thank you much. 🇨🇦
just what i needed to hear and i stumbled on your channel looking at other gardening videos. thanks for the great info to revitalize my entire vegetable pots garden soil this winter.
That is some GREAT looking compost!
Perfect last spring I spent a lot of money setting up 5 large earth pots with potting soil, cow manure, etc.obe season growing tomatoes, a few green beans, herbs.