Potting soil question

[GrowRebel]

Yes, I plan to do as you suggested. I went out today and checked on my holes. I made sure they were deep enough.

The lid is off the soil container so it gets water when we get rain or snow. I will start throwing veg. matter in now ... in the spring I will buy the smallest bag of cow shit I can find and mix it in a couple of months before I transplant the clones. The container is pretty big .... one of those big plastic storage container you can get at K-mart.

This will be my first outside grow and I am looking forward to it!:rastasmoke:
:jointsmile:

[madeline]

It'd be better if you got the manure into it as soon as possible so it gets a chance to "settle down" and into the soil. Fresh manure tends to burn young plants and it takes several months to break down so it's usable for them.

[crazywill]

Hey GrowRebel:jointsmile:
I'am from up there and yes you can reuse the soil.If you dont have snow or the soil is not frozen add the cow poo and cut it in the soil.Leave it till the last frost of winter.As spring comes along spread lime over the soil and tillup the soil real good.You do this about one week before you plant.The cow poo put back some of the beneficials to the soil.If you dont believe me take a ride down to the Amish farms.They grow All there crops outside and do not use chemical fertilizer.The small amount you are useing just use 1/3 cow poo to 2/3 soil.In the spring add 1 Table spoon lime to each gallon of soil.You will do real good outside.Your not going to harvest till mid oct. growing out doors.
Merry Chrismas and Peace:weedpoke:

[GrowRebel]

It'd be better if you got the manure into it as soon as possible so it gets a chance to "settle down" and into the soil. Fresh manure tends to burn young plants and it takes several months to break down so it's usable for them.

I'll see if I can find some now .... might have to check the hardware or garden store. If not I'll keep an eye out until I find some .... should be able to soon after the holidays.
Thanks

Hey GrowRebel:jointsmile:
I'am from up there and yes you can reuse the soil.Your not going to harvest till mid oct. growing out doors.
Merry Chrismas and Peace:weedpoke:

Alright a fellow Ohioan .... :smokin: So you get good results from growing outside? Any trouble with the plane that look for weed in the fall? Mid Oct. is when I saw the plane too.

How did you do with all the rain we got last year?
Thanks for the info.
:greenthumb: :bonghit: :areindeer: :noel:

[CityBoyGoneCountry]

You should sterilize old potting soil before you use it again. To do this, put the soil in a well draining container (not a thin nursery pot) and poor boiling water into it. Let the water drain, and poor some more boiling water into it.

This will kill any diseases that may have been living in the soil. Now you can replenish that soil with compost, or by mixing it with some new soil.

One more thing...

Remove the bigger pieces of old roots that are in the soil. You don't have to get every little piece, just get the bigger ones.

[CityBoyGoneCountry]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention...

If you're going to be moving clones from indoors to outdoors, you need to do it gradually so that they "harden off" and adapt to the new environment. Living indoors they have a pretty relaxed and comfortable lifestyle. The outdoor world is much more stressful, and if they don't get toughened up they will likely die.

[stinkyattic]

couple things to do to make your 'used' soil good again-
-A bit of lime to get the pH back in shape
-If I were you I'd water it with a product called Soil Syrup or anything else that has humic acid in it. Conditions the soil and buffers the pH.
-If you have a compost heap with leaf humus in it, mix your soil with that.
-Add some composted cow maure and kelp compost if you can find it to refresh the nutes and stimulate beneficials