Perhaps 2nd request?

arlinek · February 18, 2008

Seems like I asked this before quite a while ago but don't recall getting an answer: Using HEB, now in 2nd or 3rd season coming up. Box was FILLED with millions of fine tomato roots (after one use) and some not-so-fine ones. I hand-worked the soil mix and prob. spent 45 mins. removing some of the thicker clumps of roots from the two prev. tomato plants and then supplemented with extra soil mix, fert., et al, etc. Do I need to do that, which was very time consuming, or just mix some extra soil mix into the existing soil, add the extra stuff and replant the new ones? Anyone seen a difference reusing the root-loaded soil as opposed to starting with all new fresh mix, which gets expensive!!? Thanks so much.

February 18, 2008	#1
arlinek Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego, Ca. Posts: 37	Perhaps 2nd request? Seems like I asked this before quite a while ago but don't recall getting an answer: Using HEB, now in 2nd or 3rd season coming up. Box was FILLED with millions of fine tomato roots (after one use) and some not-so-fine ones. I hand-worked the soil mix and prob. spent 45 mins. removing some of the thicker clumps of roots from the two prev. tomato plants and then supplemented with extra soil mix, fert., et al, etc. Do I need to do that, which was very time consuming, or just mix some extra soil mix into the existing soil, add the extra stuff and replant the new ones? Anyone seen a difference reusing the root-loaded soil as opposed to starting with all new fresh mix, which gets expensive!!? Thanks so much.