Compost

[spice]

I have been growing veg in pots, and they are really doing well, what I would like to know is, can all this compost used again?.

I have loads of it in pots, and after the plants are finshed, do I just throw the compost away, or can I recycle it to be used for future planting?
Many thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Diyisfun]

You can use it again, but some of the goodness will have been used, also you should not grow the same crop in it again. I would have thought that if you tip it all out mix in some fresh & then use again.

 

[JohnD]

Or throw it on the garden or compost heap, it will add a bit of fibre.

The mineral "plant food" content will be used up; it will have extra hardness salts from where you watered it, and probably contain mildew or mould.

 

[sandwell]

I always throw the old compost on to the garden, doing this regularly helps to condition the soil.

 

[JamesA]

I've heard you shouldn't use the same crop in it because of disease as well.