New Grower Reusing soil?

[fweedom]

Wassup AFN i recently had to pull a plant that was about 2 weeks old. i wasnt very gentle when i pulled her out so all the roots basically ripped and stayed in the soil/pot but i got the plant out.

i dont feel like mixing dirt all over again or picking roots out of dirt so i was wondering would it be ok to drop another bean into the same pot with the leftover roots in in?

also..would those old roots make it more difficult for a new plant to grow in? and would the dead leftover roots attract any sort of harmful bug that feeds on dead roots or anything like that?

thanks for any help AFN stay high my friends

 

[daylighting]

Go ahead and drop a bean in, a two week plant worth of roots won't make any difference.

 

[Epic Genetics]

Go ahead and drop a bean in, a two week plant worth of roots won't make any difference.

yes it will , when dieing roots break down they release a toxin that can kill plants

@ fweedom , use a zyme product that will break down the roots into food instead of a toxin , but even then it might make your soil too "hot"

id clean out the roots , it isnt hard , especially with one pot , i do an average of 60 at a time

peace

 

[Yo Yo Oreo]

I have taken a plant out of a container that had been growing for a couple months, I just cut the stem off the top. Then put a new seed right away and the plant grew just fine. When possible I try to remove the old roots however, just to be safe.
Ideally try to remove the roots, two weeks of growth should not be too bad.

 

[Torched]

Mycos and Zyme products, like Bob mentioned, can both help prevent the dead roots from rotting in the soil. Usually not much on an issue on such a young root system.

 

[sunkist]

Dead roots??? After a week, I call them "compost".

I routinely reuse soil, periodically steaming or putting in the oven at 100 C. These "toxins" can't be so strong, as it would seem as though they completely break down approaching 100 C. I've been reusing alot of peat-based and otherwise-addended soil for five years plus now.... despite whiteflies and spidermites, the dirt seems to be going strong between steamings and bakings.

I'm just trying to figure out how my plants grow outside after being planted in 1000 year old compost/forest soil year after year...

 

[Epic Genetics]

Dead roots??? After a week, I call them "compost".

I routinely reuse soil, periodically steaming or putting in the oven at 100 C. These "toxins" can't be so strong, as it would seem as though they completely break down approaching 100 C. I've been reusing alot of peat-based and otherwise-addended soil for five years plus now.... despite whiteflies and spidermites, the dirt seems to be going strong between steamings and bakings.

I'm just trying to figure out how my plants grow outside after being planted in 1000 year old compost/forest soil year after year...

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go ahead and do what you want

 

[Renaissance Redneck]

[QUOTEi dont feel like mixing dirt all over again or picking roots out of dirt so i was wondering would it be ok to drop another bean into the same pot with the leftover roots in in?][/QUOTE]
Can't remember if it was Cervantes or Rosenthal that advised to never reuse soil, maybe it was both.
I'd err on the side of caution, Brother. Compost the pot, mix fresh, give your gal a clean bed! :gthumb:
I know mixing sucks, but nothing smells better than fresh soil, so enjoy!
Karma to your new gal, fweedom! :karma Cloud:

 

[GoAuto6]

Dead roots??? After a week, I call them "compost".

I routinely reuse soil, periodically steaming or putting in the oven at 100 C. These "toxins" can't be so strong, as it would seem as though they completely break down approaching 100 C. I've been reusing alot of peat-based and otherwise-addended soil for five years plus now.... despite whiteflies and spidermites, the dirt seems to be going strong between steamings and bakings.

I'm just trying to figure out how my plants grow outside after being planted in 1000 year old compost/forest soil year after year...

Once you'v done that , How do you replace the live organic culture ?

 

[daylighting]

I reuse soil--I add fresh compost and worm castings with agricultural organic fertilizer and a little compost starter, then water through with a little sucanat and molasses. A two-week old plant's roots in a cup are not going to have any effect on a seed's germination, at least not in my experience, but you could always pull the roots up when you remove the old plant if it worries you.