This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.
Compost
Have a go Nick
Posts: 352
in Plants
hi folks
daft question but here goes
sould I use fresh compost each year in pots etc
0
Posts
for fresh plants yes. All the nutrients will have vanished from last years plants growing in it.
No need to repot existing plants, but they might benefit from a top up.
I keep old compost, some goes on the compost heap, the stuff with roots, but the rest is bagged up and is now used to start off begonia corms and dahlias.
mixed with a bit of perlite is now being used for my seed germination.
I generally tip it on the beds to improve the soil. Roots om the compost heap. It could be reused but will have become depleted in nutrients and could have picked up pests and pathogens.
I chuck old compost on flower beds and let the worms get on with the hard work. Improves structure of heavy clay. I put finished plants and any attached soil on compost heap