Okay, this might be a completely stupid question but...
I need to re-pot a pine tree that I have started to grow. I have some old soil that was used to grow some basil but it died (my talent of killing growing things!!!). Now, would it be okay for me to reuse the soil from the basil plant to re-pot the pine tree in to or, should I buy some new soil?
As you can see, I'm no gardener!!!
Gary
2007-08-17 05:08:41 · 10 answers · asked by Gary M 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I do this when I know the problem was lack of proper care or that the plant was an annual anyhow, or I repotted something that needed it, etc. If a plant dies of bugs, I usually trash the soil and plant in summer, and drop them on my frozen compost heap in winter. Houseplant bugs don't survive our winters!
Your pine tree might like some acid-loving-plant fertilizer when you plant it. That would do two things: give the soil more fertility and change the pH so the pine will be happier. It also might like some organic material in the soil, like a little peat. So, use the existing soil as a start, mix stuff in, pot the pine.
2007-08-17 05:24:35 · answer #1 · answered by LaWeezel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I reuse soil all the time, but I usually mix in about 50% new soil just in case the soil was the problem with the last plant--put a little bit of fertilizer in it too.
2007-08-17 05:18:31 · answer #2 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soil can be reused if the plant in question did not die of a disease. If you harvested the basil or simply left it to die when it froze then the soil should simply need more nutrients. Fertilize it and reuse it.
2007-08-17 05:21:51 · answer #3 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have done it before, and my plants were okay. But I also knew that the plant died to a sun light problem and not a bacteria or mold etc with the soil.
It can be a catch 22.
2007-08-17 05:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by krennao 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless there was a fungus or insect problem in the soil, it should be OK to reuse it. However, make sure you mix it with fresh soil or compost as the previous tenant in that soil probably used up all the nutrients in it.
2007-08-17 05:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by fyrfly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i replaced into curious too. i chanced on the only concern is the foodstuff might already be sucked out from previous flowers, and the roots under no circumstances seem to totally poof. i in my opinion enable it take a seat in a bucket for some month, putting water in it each and every so frequently, and that i placed foodstuff in it often times. superb wager is to easily enable it decide for some months, n blend it with sparkling soil(wetting it of direction while mixing) i had no concern turning out to be so some distance... u can purchase some product which will dissolve the roots or something like that, unsure what that is named.
2016-10-02 12:51:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soil in pot after while it loos function of use . Cause plant and repeatedly watering will cost value of soil ,So need to be add nitrate and phosphate to it to make reach soil .(such as mixed dry leaves and dirt)
2007-08-17 05:23:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you most definitely can reuse it again. It would be good to mix it with some new soil again and some manure to refresh it.
2007-08-17 05:18:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes run it through a sieve it should be alright but compost is so cheap to buy why not just throw it and replace but if it has got sentimental value why not
2007-08-17 05:53:07 · answer #9 · answered by john s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be fine. I don't think that basil carries any diseases. So it should be fine.
2007-08-20 18:42:24 · answer #10 · answered by nacho momma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋