"Bill R" wrote in message
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I Love Lucy wrote:

I have about a large bag and a half of potting soil that has become
lumpy and dried out because I didn't use any for a couple of years.
It smells musty inside. I'd like to dump it somewhere it might do
some good, but am afraid the musty smell means mold which might not
be good for grass or plants. Hate to just throw it in the garbage.
Any suggestions besides landfill?

Compost it. All you need to do is get something big enough to hold it
(large planter will do). Put the potting soil in whatever you use
along with some fertilizer and some other things (like weeds) that
will decompose. Add some water and mix it every few days and soon you
will have compost that you can use in your garden that is better and
any potting mixture you can buy at a garden center.

Now it would be nice to have one of those things you can turn every
couple days or so, but I can't buy everything right now. I think I can
find something large enough to dump it in around the house, add the
other stuff, and find a way to stir it up every few days. I can assure
you that some strange garbage will go in there along with as I have
become a recycler. I cut up watermelon rind and dump it in the yard
rather than put it in the garbage because it causes the bags to leak.
My garbage disposal has a narrow pipe in the basement, so I have to be
careful what I let it grind up. You don't put old beans of any kind in
any quantity in the disposal without flushing with tons of water which
is a waste and I've no patience for that anyway.

Thank you very much for the suggestion. That solves that problem. One
more down, many more to go.

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Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

Gardening Since 1969

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