Old potting soil in flower pots is full of bacteria, but after simple treatment it becomes nutrient-rich and makes plants grow especially vigorously

A friend swapped out a pile of potting soil and wanted to reuse it by planting newly bought flowers in it. But can nutrient soil be reused?

Nutrient soil is best not reused! At the very least, do not reuse it before it has been disinfected and blended. Because nutrient soil is the basic guarantee for plant growth, and if it is reused, the nutrients have all been absorbed, so what guarantee is left!

After nutrient soil has been used for a period of time, the deposited substances in it can easily make the soil compact, or it becomes extremely easy to stay wet, and it may also breed bacteria due to long-term use, so it is not recommended to reuse it.

If you really are short of this potting soil, then it must be treated before it can be used again. You can put it under the sun for a few days to expose it repeatedly to sunlight, and after sterilization and disinfection, mix in half garden soil or leaf mold to meet the standard for use

In fact, nutrient soil is very easy to obtain. As long as you take a walk in the wild, free nutrient soil is everywhere:

Leaf mold

In the woods, collect fallen leaves that have been through wind and rain, take them home, and layer one layer of fallen leaves with one layer of garden soil, wet it with water, seal it after wetting, and put it in a corner. Once it is fully decomposed, it is very easy-to-use nutrient soil.

You can also go to a roadside in the countryside and find a woodpile, lift up the firewood, and dig out the rotted, blackened soil in the layer underneath. This is truly decomposed fertile soil. Bring it back and sun it for several days, and it can be used. The effect is very good; I have used it!

Peat soil

Go to the edge of a lotus pond and dig back some blackened, carbonized river mud. After sun-drying and sifting, it is very good peat soil, with many nutrients, fertile and durable.

There is also pine needle soil, garden soil, and sawdust soil, which are also very easy to obtain. After processing and treatment, they are all very easy-to-use nutrient soils. For planting flowers and growing vegetables, the effect is very good. And it costs no money, and when used to grow flowers they bloom like crazy