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Re: washing pots

Ruth Zavitz wrote:
> 
> At 09:13 PM 10/17/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >Ruth, you wrote:
> >
> >Do you take the plants out of their pots to flush them, or flush them,
> >plant, planting mixture and all?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Vera
> >
> The latter. Flushing is pouring lots of warm water through the pot to wash
> the unused fertilizer salts out of the soil.  It sounds like the plants
> woudl be drowned but done once a month or so the they love it.  Also, it
> makes sure the soil is all moist.  Soilless mixes tend to have dry spots
> which haven't absorbed ordinary watering.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> Ruth Zavitz
> rzavitz@execulink.com
> Freelance Writer & Gardening Consultant, zone 6 Southern Ontario

It is very helpful,Ruth.  But would this work with regular potting
mixeswhich contain soil?soil mixes
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