dirt disposal

[hanayama]

anyone have any thought of a good, low key way to get rid of used soil?
i cant say im real comfortable tossing it in the trash. and its snowing here, so it cant be dumped out back.

hanayama Reviewed by hanayama on 01-27-2008. dirt disposal anyone have any thought of a good, low key way to get rid of used soil? i cant say im real comfortable tossing it in the trash. and its snowing here, so it cant be dumped out back. Rating: 5

[mushaboom]

maybe try dumping it in someone else's trash. grocery stores and shopping centers usually have dumpsters you can put your junk in.

[hybridlove420]

id just dump it out back. the snow will come down in a few days and cover it, or you can just dump a shovelful overtop.

[Mr. Clandestine]

If you have perlite in your soil, DO NOT just dump it out back. This can be extremely incriminating. I've heard of folks dumping their used soil into a compost pile under their back porch, which, without the perlite, would just look like a big pile of soil. The grower I'm referring to was somehow brought the suspicion of the DEA, who only needed to see his mound of used soil to have probable cause to get a warrant...and a subsequent arrest.

When I'm done with my soil, I try to remove as much of the root mass as possible and dump just it in a compost heap. I always leave the soil in a dark trashbag and take it to an open dumpster, where I just rip a hole in the bag and pour the soil out. Probably being overly cautious keeping the bag, but you can never be too careful.

[hanayama]

yea i have perilite...part of the reason im unsure what to do with it.
i think the "dumpster in some parking lot" will probably work.

also, what about a 2 ft. tall plant that was just realized male?
bonfire??

[Mr. Clandestine]

also, what about a 2 ft. tall plant that was just realized male? bonfire??

That'll do the job, or you can shred it up finely and dispose of in the toilet. You may want to consider a bonfire if you're sewage leads to a septic tank. If you decide to flush it away, make sure you don't do it all at once. Common sense, I know - but I'm willing to bet that plenty of plumbers have had to make house-calls to dislodge plants that got stuck in the pipes. What a weird conversation that would be...

[SunnySativa]

Well out near me is a creek, so what i did is removed to the stem [to make hash out of later] but all my soil i threw it right into the creek the soil will sink to the bottom and get moved around and buired, it is also winter and snowy where i live

[hybridlove420]

no offense, but it seems like a lot of you cause others to feel more suspicious.

there are waay to many paranoid people afraid that a 4 plant closet, a few gallons of dirt, a 400w power usage increase, etc will bring the feds immediately to your doors or alert government helicopters....

either you all live in paranoia, or im too stupid to realize the risks.

PS: ive grown a 3ft plant on a window in FULL view of at least 3 neighbouring townhomes, and never heard a peeep about it.

[stinkyattic]

A friend who has a veggie garden and does not grow pot will be happy to add your used dirt to his beds in spring. I keep a lawn-size garbage pail in the cellar to accumulate used dirt all winter since it snows here too, and then give it to my buddy across town for his container-grown tomatoes. It takes a nice flush to get the worst of the fert salts out but he has perfectly respectable yields of fruit using it.

[SunnySativa]

either you all live in paranoia, or im too stupid to realize the risks.

PS: ive grown a 3ft plant on a window in FULL view of at least 3 neighbouring townhomes, and never heard a peeep about it.

Better safe then sorry i always say, im not super step by step careful, but i make sure anything i can do that doesnt take me WAY out of my way to create a more private grow is better than not.