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Re: reusing potting mixes

>After reading a post regarding reusing potting soil, I began wondering...I
>always throw my used stuff on the compost heap.  Have never had a problem
>doing this, as far as I know, but should I be worrying about disease and
>other organisms attacking?  Or, does the heat from the compost kill all
>these critters?
>
>Just wondering,
>
>Ginny

Yes, generally, the heat of the compost pile does kill the pathogens.

The argument against the medias reuse was best put by an earlier
respondent:  Salts build up in the media and on the surface of the pot and
pose a threat to new plants.


               Lance Herron * Extension Associate
      Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
The Ohio State University * www.hcs.ohio-state.edu
               614.292.8373 * herron.42@osu.edu
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