Breaking down old roots in container pots....HELP

[thewhitelotus]

Its starting to warm up here so i wanted to get a head start on my veggie garden. I have quite a few containers and one raised garden bed full of roots/soil from last year.

what do you guys suggest for enzymes to chew up old roots? thanks!

 

[Bombasquatch]

depends what companies products are available in your area. i use growzyme, senzyme, sensi-zyme. to name a few, which ones are available to you?

 

[unclefishstick]

nature...anything you put in the ground will naturally get broken down,im using 45 gallon smart pots in flower and i only plan on using the pots once then i will set them outside,top dress in some organic dry nutes and grow tomatoes in them this summer with the old plants root mass still in place,the new plant will break them down just fine....as long as theres some moisture they break down quickly...old root balls make a great "brown layer" in compost piles as well...

 

[Eureka Springs Organics]

Leave the roots. You are over thinking it.

 

[supermanlives]

add some compost

 

[Scottish Research]

I ran out of potting soil so I reused the soil that had just come out of the flower room. The soil was thrown into big tubs and broken up well with a shovel; root balls were removed. The plants are thriving! Of course the soil was flushed well. But, I'm trying the enzymes after this run, I just could not wait. So it can be done.

R.Fortune

 

[harry74]

Good morning.
As seen in the pics, everything goes to the compost.
I add some of my own urine a.k.a liquid gold as a enzyme.
I let a link with a funny/cheap book about urine:

http://www.liquidgoldbook.com/

 

[noodles05]

thats the way harry.
dont be afraid to do whats natural.
worm farms can be quite useful when integrated with a compost bin &, the rewards can be
used indoors.

 

[Fly by Night]

Taking the piss

 

[Mate Dave]

Worms!

 

[harry74]

thats the way harry.
dont be afraid to do whats natural.
worm farms can be quite useful when integrated with a compost bin &, the rewards can be
used indoors.

I don´t use it indoors, I mix it with soil, I add some to pots in Winter but not with cannabis.
I don´t do big plants outdoors,but could be used to enrich soil mixes,