Don’t throw away the old soil after repotting. Add some of this, it is more fertile than nutrient soil!

Soil disinfection methods

1. First of all, the old soil must be exposed to the sun for a few days. If there are remaining roots from the previous pot of flowers or weed roots in the soil, they must be picked out and thrown away.

2. Use a small shovel to turn the soil. If there are pests such as centipedes and snails, you can catch them and kill them to prevent them from harming the next pot of flowers.

3. You can spray some pesticides for flowers on the soil to remove insect eggs in the soil.

4. You can also scald it with boiling water. Boiling water can kill bacteria, small insects, etc. in the old soil.

5. If the amount of old soil is not large, you can put it in a container and heat it in a microwave for 3 to 5 minutes. This method is convenient and fast, and the effect is also very good.

6. You can also put the dried soil into a plastic bag, seal the bag tightly and keep it for a few days. Most bugs and their eggs will suffocate in a lack of oxygen.

Adding a little of this to old soil makes it better than nutrient soil!

After sterilization, the old soil is now relatively clean, but it has almost no nutrients, and it has become hardened and has poor air permeability. You can add some things to ferment the soil and make it fertile!

1. There are many things that can be used to make soil, such as soaked soybeans, coffee grounds, rotten vegetable leaves, etc.

2. The various fruit peels left over from daily life can also be fermented into soil. If you have a small courtyard or open-air balcony at home, you can also ferment nutrient soil with strong odors such as fish intestines and chicken manure.

3. First spread a layer of old soil at the bottom of the flower pot, then spread a layer of prepared compost material, and then spread soil again. Repeat this process until the pot is full. Then add some water to the soil.

4. Seal the mouth of the flower pot with plastic film or plastic bag, and it is best not to leave any gaps.

5. It takes a long time to ferment the soil, about 2 to 3 months if the weather is warm, and about 4 months in winter.

6. When you take off the bag, if the color of the soil has turned black, it means it is fully decomposed.

7. If the newly fermented soil contains a lot of moisture, you can put it in the sun to dry before using it, so that the soil will be more breathable.

8. Finally, Huahua would like to remind everyone that if the old soil has been used to grow sick flowers, it cannot be used again. Otherwise, if there are residual bacteria, the next pot of flowers will become sick!

That’s all about how to turn old soil into new soil.

If you have old soil that has been replaced, you can try it.

You can save a lot of money on buying soil!