I just transplanted my plants into thier.final homes and have ALOT of soil left. Im going to start a grow in july and was wondering if storing in a sealed rubbermaid tub will have any adverse effects? I dont really want to have to keep flipping dirt for the next few months. I spent quite abit on the mix with all the admendments and dont want it to go to waste.
Well the plants in smartpots. The soil is in a rubbermaid tub with no top on that i turn every few days.
sewich That's what you want - SmartPots. If you were to take your mixed soil, fill the SmartPots, hydrate and store that way you'll have a spectacular soil after several weeks/months. You'd need to check the moisture levels every 10 days or so. If you don't want to spend a ton of money on individual pots you could buy a single #65 for < $19.00 HTH LD
*I* put unused mix in the same 5 gal buckets I plant in and just leave them. But this is outside so they do get watered when it rains. I have a good bit of 5 gal buckets. Used mix goes in garbage cans till re amended, but even these have holes in them, so not totally 'sealed'. Wet
Hey, LD, I acquired a 10 gallon smart pot to store my mix. Is that good? I bet I'll need more than one, won't I? I wish I'd gotten more than one.
Here's is what I use to store soil in. What Makes the Compost Sak Better | Compost Sak It's basically a large (100 gallon) smart pot. I don't know if they are currently doing this but when I bought mine I purchased two and got free shipping and their $40 a piece......MIW
Compost Saks excel at storage for soil and compost. Very tough and breathable material along with high quality stitching. I've got two and may get two more. This is a good inexpensive solution, but a bit labor intensive depending on how much you have and how long you store it.