soil Soil question that just occurred to me?

[dvdpfstr]

Most of my peppers will be going in the ground this year but I plan to keep one plant of each variety I am growing in containers. I am planning on using ProMix in the containers and by the time I am done with filling each container up for the plants it just occurred to me that it will be a LOT of soil.

Which leads to my question. What does everyone do with the soil at the end of the season?

 

[Burning Colon]

i only use promix for my soil seedlings. for my containers, i buy the cheapest bale of peat mix from costco($9.99). add in my own additives:egg shells, coffee grounds, seaweed, fine sand, dried banana peels, trimmings from my shaver, tea bags, worm castings, ground alfalfa and top it off with a splash of MYKE, mycorrhize fungi. if i think the mixed is too thick, i'll add in a few handfuls of promix.

most of my plants get overwintered, those that die, the soil gets tossed into a large tote and the whole cycle starts over again. i have been known to toss in a few earth worms into the mix as well.

good growing.

 

[Little Minnie]

Mostly dump out in the garden but sometimes it can be reused to pot something unrelated and unfussy.
Pro Mix is pretty sterile and also not water retentive. I would put in some compost and some moisture control potting soil.

Boy I have seen plenty of your avatar in real life as a meter reader. Pretty much the number one most problematic dog breed. I have pepper sprayed several. So it is ironic to see it on a hot pepper forum!
My husband bought me new pepper spray and it says right on it 2 million SHU. So we joked about just carrying come superhot seeds and throwing them in someone's face LOL. (you had to be there

 

[millworkman]

I dump all my old container media in a big compost pile and use it the next year either with half new stuff or in the ground mixed with native dirt.