Can I Re-use Old Potting Soil in Containers? // How to Revitalize Old Potting Soil
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- Опубликовано: 22 фев 2021
- Are you wasting money throwing out "OLD" potting soil that was used last year. I see it happen all the time! Heck, I used to do it myself. Filling containers with soil is the most expensive part of organic gardening. You don't have to keep making that purchase every season. In this video I will show you a simple way to revitalize old used potting soil. It's quick, you'll save money and it's much easier than you think!
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I learned something at “yes” 😂😂😂
Good!
What a spoiler
Thumbs up for sure. I have spent so much money on soil. I can't imagine starting over
Thanks 👍
Vid could've been 1 second long....or a jpg
I just came inside after doing this with my massive potted Aloe Vera which died from that crazy Texas freeze in February! I was about to cry at the loss until I found one hunk with healthy roots; replanted into a small pot. Lots of old soil that just needs to be amended. No waste. Thanks for the refresher lesson. God bless.
How is your Aloe Vera doing?
LOL!! You even got a chuckle out of my husband with that intro.
Liked the addition of two inches of new potting soil as a disease barrier. Fresh ideas from you are like fertilizer for my gardening brain!
I have never watch one of his videos where I didn’t learn something!! Love these!!
Thank you!
Never knew you shouldn’t use garden soil in a pot! THANK YOU!
Same here. New to this channel. I use garden soil, potting mix, shredded leaves, compost....mix it all up. I use sticks, branches in the bottom of my huge containers. Surprised anything grows but it does. Must not be that bad
The key to using garden soil in containers, is to not use strictly garden soil. Use 1/2 garden soil/ 1/2 good potting soil or potting mix. Amend with good compost, perlite/vermiculite, Azomite(rock dust) and also top-dress with compost.
Of course we learn from every video! I cannot thank you enough!
I really was pleased to know that you can use the old compost thanks for the help !
I have been reusing container soil for years. I store it in plastic garbage cans over winter. In the spring, I shovel it into a concrete mixture. I amend it by adding sphagnum peat, composted manure and composted pine bark. Mix for 10 minutes. Roots and chunks float to the front. I remove those and fill my pots.
You put concrete in your soil?
@@joanbaczek2575 I meant mixer, not mixture.
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Now that’s funny!
I use a concrete mixer also.
Thank goodness we can use it year after year! I love the idea of always adding a couple inches on the top! Thanks!
Excellent information! Also, I received my tomato hooks today and I'm very excited to put them to use! Thank you for your efforts to secure them!
You may consider using the white “food grade” buckets for anything edible. They’re available at most hardware stores, or you can get them for free from restaurants, where they are regularly discarded/recycled.
Absolutely correct.
Went to a local pizzeria and they gave me a ton of white 5 gallon buckets that held pickles.
Free for the taking.
Agreed. It drives me crazy seeing people use anything other than the food grade buckets for edible plants 😵💫
@@sambamjam123 Maybe people just don't know about food grade buckets existing which is why I share my advice to anyone that will listen especially when I find out something new, like this. I didn't know about the white buckets. Now I don't grow in buckets but that doesn't mean I can't share with others or that maybe in the future I'll give it a try. And when I do say it I say it with kindness and care without making the other person feel like they are low intellect. Like "Hey, I just found out that you can get free food grade buckets from restaurants to grow vegetables etc. in, isn't that amazing" I also didn't know about getting buckets from restaurants and the list goes on. I said it all in one sentence. Amazing! Right!
You don't need food grade buckets, anyway. People have been growing food in plastic containers for years. It's fine.
Ha! I just did this today to start seeds (in NorCal) this weekend. Excellent timing.
Lol short & sweet. I used to use crap in my pots and then I found you. Thanks for all you do for us.
Your awesome & amazing!
I'm glad you told me I could do this! I've always done and felt guilty!
Lol. Your guilt is lifted!😃❤
4:54 One thing ive noticed about chilie pepper seeds in general is that they germinate SLOWLY or not at all IF THEYRE TOO COLD, and that a digitally controlled heated germination mat, set for about 80-85F, supposedly does wonders for germination rate and speed. I have 2 large mats arriving later today in the mail. Apologies if you already covered that elsewhere.
6:20 Your 2" barrier wont stop fusillium wilt, which is largely vascular, not external, so if the roots drink it in, its just a matter of time.
Thank you so much for your videos! This year I had an amazing tomato yield from my own balcony, learning from your videos! Thank you for your tips, can't wait to re-use this year's pots and soil for for next year!
You just saved me a boat load of money!! My gardening coworker informed me I had to throw away all the potting soil used last year. Then scrub pots with dawn and vinegar. Rinse well and fill only with new potting soil. I was about to toss it all and just buy my veggies because of costs.
Noooo! Lol. Glad I caught you.
Oh, that sounds like something you do for contaminated "buggy" soil. If it's not crawling with creepys, I'll refresh and reuse, don't forget to ammend with fertilizer like he says to do!
Thank you for lovely tips of reusing the soil. I’m about get rid of old plants and use the soil to regrow plants.
Love the humor you inject. Very fun as well as informative.
I always use garden soil to pot plants with and never have had a problem. I refresh every year with food scrap compost.
For potted plants I have always mixed purchsed soil with the compost and ground soil. This seems ok. I also throw sicks and pineneedles, leaf litter in.
I do too but in a mix. I sift out large woody pieces and mix 1 part compost, 2 parts sifted garden soil, 2 parts peat moss, and half a part (give or take) of perlite or vermiculite.
The woody stuff goes to mulch...which is cool because some nutrients are still in the soil stuck to the sticks so watering it in fertilizes...or into compost piles for carbon.
I use garden soil in pots bags and raised beds for everything, add vermiculite, new soil, egg shells and fertiliser as usual and it always produces happily each season. I hate commercial soils as they are full of sand but it does drain.
First timer here, digesting a ton of RUclips content. I was thinking of cutting the plants in the garden and the pots when harvesting, leaving the roots in, not tilling at all, plant seeds or seedlings in the same exact, undisturbed soil and using liquid fertilizer once per week when watering.
Yes, yes, yes, I learn something new every time I watch. It might be brand new but my old brain is thinking it is new😍. Sometimes we need to re-hear a few time before it penetrates the brain. Good luck with the pepper plant!! Thanks for Tip Tuesday, loved the beginning of the video for you short sweet answer.
Oh my gosh, I just came in for a break from getting rid of all my old potting soil!! Thank you for saving me time and effort and money. *And that Kellogg soil is what I use.
I like the way you explained it but I really liked it when you showed exactly how you do it and then explained why. I am a very visual person like many other people and if I see it I can remember it and then do it myself. Thank you
I definitely leaned something from watching this video. Thanks for sharing. 👍
Thanks, you basically reinforced what I do which was pure speculation and just simply being cheap. Good idea about the exit 2 in at the top just simply to help ensure a good start.
I always reused potting soil but you showed me how to make it better. Thanks.
Thanks for this video. I was just looking at all my pots yesterday. Great tips.
Take care 🙂
Thank you
Thank you for posting this video! Yes, I have been reusing potting soil for several years. It is dumb to throw out that soil!
You're welcome
CLEVER MAN!!! When I saw the plastic bottles appear from the bottom! I am always looking for items to put in the bottom of my containers - GREAT IDEA!!!
Very informative! Thank you for sharing. Love to watch your videos!
Thanks. I'm loving and learning more each video...
Hahaha! I thought shortest video ever. I love your videos, short or long. Hi from Calgary Alberta 🇨🇦 🌱
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Hello and Thank you for sharing this!!!!! I'm so glad to have come to see your videos 😊 New subscriber here! Since my area has runner type grass, I will be growing everything in pots from now on. It's good to know that we can still get use out of old potting soil. I love the helpful information you give and your garden is really beautiful 😊 thanks again!!! 💓❤️🧡💛💚💕
I learned something (as always from your videos) and helping your youtube algorithm.
I appreciate that!
Great vid. We used to have a massive container garden but sold our condo so are back to soil gardening. Used the same soil for over ten years. But instead of potting soil, I'd suggest compost to replace the missing volume. Richer in food for soil microbes than potting mix... plus compost contains trace minerals that potting soil lacks.
Neem meal, Gypsum, and Trace Minerals are also excellent to add to the old soil to renew it. Thanks!
Suggestion: use coconut shell instead of plastic bottles! (For organic gardening)
I use plastic bottles as “filler” for large decorative pots. Uses lots less soil than the lands need
Groovy
Excellent advice as a newbi to growing food I am so glad i found yr site so big thank u 💙🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thanks for a great video I always learn something or refresh my memory and I need a lot of refreshing
I always learn something from your videos! Thank you 😊
Thank you, your channel is amazing!
You can add Black Cow Manure to also add great nutrients into the soil. Plants LOVE Black Cow Manure!!! The great thing is almost all plants will thrive in this mixture.
We live in Maine where springs are cold too. We had great luck with peppers by griwing them in a black metal tub that kept soil hot. We also started plants late & when peppers came in late summer into fall, we just pulled the containers into the garage at night to avoid frost & bavk in sun outside all day. Our crop was late but worked great. Very plentiful. We were still getting peppers into late fall.
Yes, I learned something new. I’ve always dumped my last years soil and cleaned my pots for the coming year. Thanks for the info.
I feel so slow. This is my second year and I bought new soil
Before I started gardening I used to think that all you needed was soil, that soil was all the same and was adequate for growing. It was a shock to learn it was more complex than that and that you have to make good soil or enrich what you have and match plants to soil they like.
I went one step extra and sifted the old soil from a container to use for a new snap pea plant I had to transplant. I added Azomite, humic soil conditioner and worm castings on top as dressing and watered the plant in using Phytoplankton solution. I will feed in a week with liquid kelp.
Yes always reuse soil for my pot plants w extra perlite and blood meal . Thx man .
Excellent video Brian!! Simple refresh of the soil!!! - Rick
Thanks so much. This is exactly what I need to know!
So glad I found your channel. Very very helpful.
Thanks learned several things! Appreciate your excellent videos.
You got me. I can’t believe I fell for it. 🤣
Thanks. Last year was my first year and I have 15-20 pots to deal with.
Exactly the video I was looking for. Thanks!
Lots of good information in a shorty. I’m pretty much following what you do except I spread the soil out and rake out the little rootlets from last season. It’s just a habit I guess, no particular reason. My container garden consists of 20x 10 gallon pots so I’m using a lot of planting mix. It’s always a challenge to find the best product at the best price' and I usually end buying Kellogg’s raised bed mix. Thanks for the informative video.. I always learn something new from you and/or your subscribers!
Enjoy seeing someone gardening with their bare hands . I only use gloves around thorny plants 👍. Something about the connection the personal touching of the plants and soil calms me closer to nature I suppose. Maybe that’s weird but oh well . Happy Gardening 😃
Totally understand what you mean. I use gloves with my thorny plants, or slightly muddy conditions. But most other times--- I'm not happy, until there is dirt under my nails, and dust on my clothes. Doesn't feel like I did it right, if I don't get dirty. And it's early Spring, so I'm ready to get dirty.
Great content as usual. Thank you!
I’ve been doing something similar for years to save money. (I add compost, fertilizer, peat moss and some fresh soil to refresh everything) I always thought it was “bad” or something I should not be doing. Glad to know it’s ok!
Thank you. I covered my containers with hay. We have a couple of dry days, so this video came just in time. Have a great day everyone.
I’m working on revitalizing my potting soul right now for my herb garden. I could make enough for a special berry bush!
You just saved me some money thank you for your knowledge
good information and thorough, TY
Just in time. I have 4 large planters on my back deck that need replanting. I'll buy just a couple bags of potting soil and refresh what I have in there currently.
Woo-Hoo...more $ for plants!
Got that. Just bought big bag of compost and two more bags of John Innes for mature plants - and I've got a pile of 'old' compost in my yard. Not too late to take this good advice though as I have plenty more big plants that could do with some tlc - thanks for the info and demo - hopefully I'll have enough soil and save money on more new compost.
Keep um coming...so good!
I always watch and relearn things. My trellis tomatoes gonna kill it this year. Last year bamboo didn’t hold up under weight of tomatoes and plants!!! Made of 2x4’s this years. Thx for all your tips
Very valuable information, THANK you! More than half my garden "projects" are in 5 gallon Lowes (lol) buckets! While I had mediocre success last season, I have learned a few things (thanks to you and others) and hope for a much more bountiful (and spread out!) harvest this coming season! Please stay well!
I hate wasting soil and i just wing it. I'm glad to see some of what I'm doing is right. Thank you for the extra tips. It all makes sense.
I usually always learn something from your video's.
I learned good info,ty!!
Thank you for all your good information! It doesn’t heat up here in Upper Michigan until July, either but I can’t start in ground planting until the start of June!🥴
Excellent information. Thank you.
Thanks for the video
Another great video. Thank you!
Thanks for this! I've got a planter that has got great soil in it. Been there for about two years now and has done great. Problem is, after the amount of rain we've had over the autumn and again in early spring, my planter was seriously waterlogged. Water was floating above the soil. It's all drained off now but, in its current state, I'm not sure it'll be any good. The lavender that has been in their happily for two years seems to have had it now. I'll have get rid of that.
I'm glad this video confirmed what I was thinking of doing. That is, empty the entire planter in a bucket and airiate the soil. Now, I know what else I can do. Got plenty of bonemeal just sitting there. plus, used filter coffee. I can put a few bio degradable things in there to serioulsy freshen up the current soil.
Thanks !!! I always like your detailed explanations !!!
I usually make my own potting soil from compost, garden soil and perlite and or sand. Sometimes I add peat depending on what I'm growing. I have never had any real trouble. An occasional grub that I have to deal with but it works pretty well.
That is what I do . Works out well . I also disinfect the container before refilling it .
I learn so much from you. Thank you
You're so welcome!
Great video!! I dumped my last year's potting soils into the compost bin. But this gave me some great tips on how to re-use the soil and what to add. Thank you for the tips.
Yup Home Depot Buckets...we are on the same page 🌱💚💚👩🏽🌾👍🏽
Yes, I learned something!
Yes I learnt something always do and nearly as important you made me laugh! A good day! ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Glad I could do both. Thanks Fiona!🍀☘
Hi Brian, I purchased bulk potting soil from Blue Ribbon Nursery last fall. I filled the bottom of 4 planter beds (4 x 5ft) with branches from guava and lemon trees. Then I filled the rest of the beds (14in) with the purchased bulk potting soil. There is no perlite or coco coir in this soil. When I started planting in the beds this spring, I noticed that the soil was pretty compact. So I just fluffed with my fingers and then started planting root veg (radish and beets) along with leeks, dill, rhudabega, and a few other items. I have also planted peppers, tomatoes, mellon's, okra, and herbs in these new beds. I use a moisture meter to water all my plants from the soil level only in the morning. I use worm castings every 2 weeks at the base of the soil. Most of what I am growing in these beds are not thriving. I really feel that something is wrong at the soil level but I don't know what. If these were your beds what would you do today to grow healthy plants? I just fertilized again 2 days ago(Tuesday the 1st) in the morning. I live in W. Anaheim. 10b
I've been mixing the old and new soil for the last 6 years since i purchased our home and started my mini garden. I always wonder though if that was a good idea, i never throw away old soil. I finally found my answer! Thank you!
Love this site
Always great content. 🪴
I’m going to give this a try. I have more potatoes to plant and didn’t want to waste my soil.
I like the idea of putting the extra 2 inches of new soil as a barrier!
Great video. I made the mistake of buying garden soil and added perlite, it still compacted bad and quickly. The next time I bought peat potting soil, it stays wet. I will get it right next time 😂
Thank you so much for this. I always feel bad thinking I have to throw out my potting soil. It never made sense to me.
Wow. Just found you. Subscribed. Amazingly helpful info. Thanks.
Great tip!
Thanks!
Always learn something new!
That’s very helpful thank you.
Just watched your video on Cherry Tomatoes > that & this are just the hints that I need! Thanks!
Thanksgiving 🙏🏾 u are awesome , I will do just that.♥️
Thank you
Funny! I was just thinking about this yesterday! 🌱
Funny how that works!
Thanks for the info!
That made me laugh... loud...you're awesome 🤣
Lol. Thanks 😊