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

[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.

[twoguysupnorth]

have another gardening hobby for 1 to explain having dirt around. second, every little store and business now has a camera or expect that they could. dumping is a big deal and illegal. we save it in bags and then use in our garden, but no we dont have to worry about tons to get rid of so that might be the difference. check out your recycling center or centers, they often have a mulch pile that you could get rid of it at.

[FlyGuyOU]

how come this thread says it has something like 24 replies....hanyama when you going to get around to posting them pics? im waiting...

[Mr. Clandestine]

I live out in the sticks, where there's more construction sites than actual developed areas, and lots of times they keep those extra long dumpsters out there to be filled up with tree stumps, refuse, etc. They generally get loaded on trucks about once a week and dumped into an inert landfill. This is often where I get rid of my soil, and just the soil...I keep the bags. Even still, I can understand how this is an unnecessary risk.

If I kept used soil inside a 55-gallon barrel, what needs to be done to make it suitable for outdoor gardening? I don't grow any vegetables outside, but I've got a lot of area that I use for perennial shrubs and annuals in the spring. I'm sure it would be good for the flowers, but will a low N topsoil be alright for my leafy shrubs? Or should I only use it in areas where there will be flowers?

[mushaboom]

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

[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