Tips for reusing old potting soil

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Got old potting soil sitting around? Don’t throw it away just yet! 🌱 There’s an easy way to reuse and refresh it for your next planting season. With a few simple steps, you can revitalize the soil to make it just as effective as new.

‏By reusing your old potting soil, you’re not only helping the environment but also saving money on garden supplies.

‏Why spend extra cash on fresh soil when you can restore the nutrients in your existing soil and make it healthy and ready for new plants?

 

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I've been doing something similar for many years...but never made a video :)

I mix old potting soil with my composted cow manure and composted Sunn Hemp. Skip the perlite...not needed...and synthetic fertilizer also not needed. I run it through my sifter and perfect potting soil results. It tests out at "No N, P, K required"
 
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Got old potting soil sitting around? Don’t throw it away just yet! 🌱 There’s an easy way to reuse and refresh it for your next planting season. With a few simple steps, you can revitalize the soil to make it just as effective as new.

‏By reusing your old potting soil, you’re not only helping the environment but also saving money on garden supplies.

‏Why spend extra cash on fresh soil when you can restore the nutrients in your existing soil and make it healthy and ready for new plants?

 
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I mix with compost and manure, similar to Meadowlark, but also when I make a fire I burn clay in it (I am on heavy clay here) and put it through a sieve and add a bit of wood ash mixed with burnt clay (terracotta).. That's some plant material, animal manure for nitrogen, wood ash for potash, and a bit of terracotta for drainage.
The big lumps I sieve out I break up and add to the garden soil to lighten it.
 

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