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Message: [QUOTE="Susan BBPM, post: 234169, member: 17711"] So the store bought (cheap) compost I buy works primarily because of the slow release fertilizer they put in? It's just a medium for keeping moisture levels constant and to supply fertilizer to the plants? One thing I've tried this year (and so far it seems worthwhile) is to cut the bottom off of large pots and place them on the soil. I've used this for potatoes - so a cross between container grown and in the ground. It's worked extremely well - I've had my best crops from these tubs. Better than in ground, container grown and raised beds. But my main reason for doing this is I figured I could treat them like garden beds - instead of emptying them out and replacing the compost each year I plan to put a few inches of fresh garden compost on top. [/QUOTE]