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Gardening

In reply to the discussion: I'm a rebel. [View all]

beac

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20. I pour boiling water through the soil in the pot at the end of the season to
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 12:49 PM
Jun 2012

"sterilize" it and then save it in big trash cans. I realize it won't kill everything, but so far so good on reusing it a second year for my flower pots (veggies get fresh.)

Last year I didn't do it b/c I had an outbreak of septoria leaf spot and didn't want to risk it living on anywhere in theis year's garden, but I had enough stored from the previous year to cover almost all my flower pots. So, my flowers are actually in two-year-old soil this year and quite happy. I think it may have even "composted" a bit in the trash cans during all those months b/c it looked really black and rich.

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