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    From cshenk@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 28 18:55:06 2024
    They eventually get so root bound you have just replace the soil.

    While some of mine are still workable, fully 10 are at end of life. I
    have 12 bags arriving tomorrow so we can refresh the beds.

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to cshenk on Fri Mar 29 00:11:12 2024
    cshenk wrote:

    They eventually get so root bound you have just replace the soil.

    While some of mine are still workable, fully 10 are at end of life. I
    have 12 bags arriving tomorrow so we can refresh the beds.

    you can always use those old root balls in the compost
    piles or just bury them someplace and let the worms figure
    it out. :) or use them as mulch or ...


    songbird

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  • From cshenk@21:1/5 to songbird on Fri Mar 29 15:51:25 2024
    songbird wrote:

    cshenk wrote:

    They eventually get so root bound you have just replace the soil.

    While some of mine are still workable, fully 10 are at end of life.
    I have 12 bags arriving tomorrow so we can refresh the beds.

    you can always use those old root balls in the compost
    piles or just bury them someplace and let the worms figure
    it out. :) or use them as mulch or ...


    songbird

    Oh we use it up as yard filler here and there. Nothing wasted in the
    end.

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  • From T@21:1/5 to cshenk on Mon Apr 8 18:27:48 2024
    On 3/28/24 11:55, cshenk wrote:
    They eventually get so root bound you have just replace the soil.

    While some of mine are still workable, fully 10 are at end of life. I
    have 12 bags arriving tomorrow so we can refresh the beds.

    Fascinating. I always wondered why they had such a limited
    lifespan.

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  • From cshenk@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 9 15:10:40 2024
    T wrote:

    On 3/28/24 11:55, cshenk wrote:
    They eventually get so root bound you have just replace the soil.

    While some of mine are still workable, fully 10 are at end of life.
    I have 12 bags arriving tomorrow so we can refresh the beds.

    Fascinating. I always wondered why they had such a limited
    lifespan.

    Usually rootballs. If you have a composter, you can add it there and
    let time turn it into new soil. Nothing is really 'lost' here, I just repurpose it.

    The new soil is slowly populating more containers and we are moving
    plants ready to go into larger containters now.

    Turns out delicata squash is easy from seed. Fast sprouting too!

    About 30 days from now I should have croppable lettuce, herbs, and
    early tomato types.

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