Soil for plants

Kent B. · Jul 12, 2019

I’ve notice a lot of people do not remove all of the soil from plants that they get from stores to plant it in organic soil. They also don’t wait 6 months for everything to get out of the plants system. I usually go the safe route but that is a lot of waiting and usually kill the plant. So my question is, do I need to shake all of the non organic soil off and replace it with organic? Also do I need to wait 6 months to a year?
Thanks
-Kent

xMario · Jul 12, 2019

Kent B. said:
I’ve notice a lot of people do not remove all of the soil from plants that they get from stores to plant it in organic soil. They also don’t wait 6 months for everything to get out of the plants system. I usually go the safe route but that is a lot of waiting and usually kill the plant. So my question is, do I need to shake all of the non organic soil off and replace it with organic? Also do I need to wait 6 months to a year?
Thanks
-Kent

Better safe than sorry is my opinion

ZEROPILOT · Jul 12, 2019

Yes.
Unless you are sure that no systemic pesticides have been used.
Then, any new growth should be safe aside from the flowers and leaves on the plant when you acquired it, that likely got surface sprayed only.
Otherwise re pot and wait it out. Six months.
Be safe.

Blackdog1714 · Jul 12, 2019

Where my wife and I play tennis there are banks of weeds and wildflowers BUT they are next to the public GOLF course. A GOLF course equals a mind boggling amount of chemicals- just check out the color of the ponds. So no bringing home of snacks for my Tortie

dmmj · Jul 12, 2019

Once I read up on systemic pesticides I started shaking when repotting.

ZEROPILOT · Jul 12, 2019

dmmj said:
Once I read up on systemic pesticides I started shaking when repotting.

Yeah.
EVERY ONE of my old Hibiscus bushes came from the Home Depot.
I didn't do any of the above.
I had NO IDEA.
It was all pre TFO

Soil for plants

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