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Originally Posted by Ricky Shaw
Hey Barb,
Thanks for the tip on those coir chips, and I might have found some too. Stopped at my local hydro guy today, says he thinks he can get a similar product. Should be about the same price as the standard coir he stocks, GenHyd Coco-Tek $11/ 5kg.
How come you don't reuse your mix?
I think the promix had degraded, a lot of the peat was powderized, and there's the possibility of fertilizer build-up and pH imbalance. And then I'd worry some pest overwintered in it, because I didn't solarize correctly. It's my OCD as much as anything.
I saved about 20 gals of it for flower pots and the rest went into raised bed and low spots.
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Just thinking out loud here but if you got you one of those compost tumblers you could essentially cook your old soil in it and reuse w/o worry of pest/disease etc. I'm OCD as well, I feel your pain.