Tell me again, why isn't potting soil re-used? I'm getting ready to pot
the sweet basil in the pots that I used last year. It seems a little
manure would, rock phosphate, wood ash, and bone meal would have it back
in shape. There were no disease problems with the basil last year.
Whatcha think?
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Billy
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Billy wrote:

Tell me again, why isn't potting soil re-used? I'm getting ready to pot
the sweet basil in the pots that I used last year. It seems a little
manure would, rock phosphate, wood ash, and bone meal would have it back
in shape. There were no disease problems with the basil last year.
Whatcha think?

I re-use potting soil all the time and use it as a Neutral mix/fill.
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Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

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Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

Tell me again, why isn't potting soil re-used? I'm getting ready to pot
the sweet basil in the pots that I used last year. It seems a little
manure would, rock phosphate, wood ash, and bone meal would have it back
in shape. There were no disease problems with the basil last year.
Whatcha think?

I re-use potting soil all the time and use it as a Neutral mix/fill.

Good 'nuf. Thanks.
--

Billy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related

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Billy wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

Tell me again, why isn't potting soil re-used? I'm getting ready to pot
the sweet basil in the pots that I used last year. It seems a little
manure would, rock phosphate, wood ash, and bone meal would have it back
in shape. There were no disease problems with the basil last year.
Whatcha think?

I re-use potting soil all the time and use it as a Neutral mix/fill.

Good 'nuf. Thanks.

Cheers! :-)
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Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:40:08 -0700, Billy wrote:

Tell me again, why isn't potting soil re-used? I'm getting ready to pot
the sweet basil in the pots that I used last year. It seems a little
manure would, rock phosphate, wood ash, and bone meal would have it back
in shape. There were no disease problems with the basil last year.
Whatcha think?

I was gonna weigh in too, but it looks like you have decided. ;-)

Charlie

WHAT? You gonna tell me that Omelet is incompetent to advise me and out
of her tiny little mind if she thinks that potting soil can be reused,
and this is what you can expect in the twilight of civilization, and you
are sad to see me fall in with such a bad lot?

Charlie how can you say such things?

So what have you heard?

g;-)
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Billy
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On Apr 27, 1:40 pm, Billy wrote:
Tell me again, why isn't potting soil re-used? I'm getting ready to pot
the sweet basil in the pots that I used last year. It seems a little
manure would, rock phosphate, wood ash, and bone meal would have it back
in shape. There were no disease problems with the basil last year.
Whatcha think?

Discard if you had pest or disease problems, otherwise
leach it to clear fertilizer salts and add a shot of dolomite
to bring pH back to within 6.0 to 7.0 range. Organically
maintained potting soils can be reused indefinitely.

In article , Charlie wrote:

Aside: You ever read, or see, "A River Runs Through It" -- Norm
MacLean work?

Just the movie. I rarely read fiction because there is too much reality
and, not enough time.
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Billy
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http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:24:33 -0700, Billy wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

Aside: You ever read, or see, "A River Runs Through It" -- Norm
MacLean work?

Just the movie. I rarely read fiction because there is too much reality
and, not enough time.

But one needs diversion other than ale once in a while.

No matter, the movie was nearly verbatim the book, one of the few that
are.

G'nite,
Charlie

I'll drink to that;-)
--

Billy
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http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBB0s...eature=related

In article
,
Billy wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:24:33 -0700, Billy wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

Aside: You ever read, or see, "A River Runs Through It" -- Norm
MacLean work?

Just the movie. I rarely read fiction because there is too much reality
and, not enough time.

But one needs diversion other than ale once in a while.

No matter, the movie was nearly verbatim the book, one of the few that
are.

G'nite,
Charlie

I'll drink to that;-)

Cheers! :-d
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Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

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Billy wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net

Geezus... That one is SO true!

As more people realize this, I wonder what is going to happen to fix it?
I pray the revolution that is coming will take place at the ballot box.
The problem is, is there anyone in Washington left that gives a rats ass?
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Peace! Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a Bitch."
-- Jack Nicholson

I agree to a point. As potting soil, or soilless mixes age, they break down
smaller and smaller. This will compact in the pot and air will not reach the
roots so easily. You can do as Father Hadkell has said and it is great
advice, but for me, I'd either compost it with a lot of other organic
matierial or I would add it to flower garden beds, or I would re-use it by
also adding a very large percentage of pine bark fines to the old mix.

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On Apr 27, 1:40 pm, Billy wrote:
Tell me again, why isn't potting soil re-used? I'm getting ready to pot
the sweet basil in the pots that I used last year. It seems a little
manure would, rock phosphate, wood ash, and bone meal would have it back
in shape. There were no disease problems with the basil last year.
Whatcha think?

Discard if you had pest or disease problems, otherwise
leach it to clear fertilizer salts and add a shot of dolomite
to bring pH back to within 6.0 to 7.0 range. Organically
maintained potting soils can be reused indefinitely.