Fabulous Reusing Plant Pots

Use one part unscented household bleach and nine parts water filling a container large enough to hold all the pots.

Reusing plant pots. In 2009 The Home Depot started a recycling program for plastic plant containers that reuses and recycles the plastic pots that hold flowers plants bushes and trees. Plant halo reservoirs are great for thirsty tomato plants. Over time reusing the same potting soil in container gardening can deplete the nutrient stores in the soil and result in lackluster plants.

Gotta make sure youre not passing on diseases to your new plants. Reusing potting soil is a money-saver but nutrition loss can be a concern even when revitalized. Plastic pots are easier to clean requiring only a scouring pad.

After a year of holding plants soil and possibly fertilizer many pots have a crusty layer affixed to. At all The Home Depot Garden Centers nationwide customers can bring back their empty pots for growers to refill. Rinse the pot and it.

Vinegar is weaker than bleach so you need a 25 vinegar solution instead of 10. Scrub the inside and outside of terra cotta pots with a stiff brush. So when we get the question Can I reuse potting soil from a dead plant the answer will vary depending on how long the plant has been dead how long the soil has been in use prior to the plant dying and what you are growing.

And if like me you garden in ground and in containers its a wonderful idea to give one or two of your containers a completely fresh set of clothes every few years and mix their old potting soil into your garden where its mix of lightweight ingredients will be welcomed by the roots of your plantsespecially if those poor rooties have to try and fight their way through the misery of clay. If youre going to soak the pots in vinegar use the proper ratio. Make a Plant Halo.

To prep the box I. Cut the bottom off an old plastic. Submerge the pots and let them soak for 10 minutes.