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clearchoiceco · 04-08-2017, 10:20 PM

Any previous experience or advice on tilling / turning old medium (coco) to break up old roots and loosen up / aerate the medium?

I bought a 1-man gas auger with an 8" bit for the purpose, but I'm afraid of overpenetrating and eating through the bottom of the pot which is lined with 1/2" hardware cloth for gophers.

I thought about maybe building a depth stop rod/stick kinda like a hammer drill, but can't easily think of a good design that will penetrate the compacted medium but stop at the screen mesh. Maybe a hollow metal pipe?

Input would be appreciated

jtk707 · 04-08-2017, 11:48 PM

Take it all out and put it back In ..... Or take half out and turn the other half in the pot . Good luck

clearchoiceco · 04-09-2017, 12:54 AM

There's gotta be an easier way than that

Bjorn to farm. · 04-09-2017, 01:45 AM

Commercial farmers have adopted zero tillage in a big way. No stinking tillage needed.

lightuptheherb · 04-09-2017, 08:09 AM

Dump it out, Add stuff, Let it sit for a week or more. Should be OK.

clearchoiceco · 04-09-2017, 09:41 PM

I have more than just a couple of these.

But realistically, I shouldn't have asked.

Shcrews · 04-09-2017, 10:20 PM

make some friends and buy some shovels

lightuptheherb · 04-10-2017, 06:29 AM

tractor, big ass pile and a rototiller with a few friends?

lightuptheherb · 04-10-2017, 06:30 AM

substitute bobcat for tractor.

clearchoiceco · 04-13-2017, 10:52 PM

I grow on a terrace where a tractor wouldn't make it. I hired some day laborers and returned the auger. So far costing me about $35/pot in labor to turn and add 2x bags of perlite.

04-08-2017, 10:20 PM	#1
clearchoiceco Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 55	Advice on tilling / turning last season's 400 gallon smart pots Any previous experience or advice on tilling / turning old medium (coco) to break up old roots and loosen up / aerate the medium? I bought a 1-man gas auger with an 8" bit for the purpose, but I'm afraid of overpenetrating and eating through the bottom of the pot which is lined with 1/2" hardware cloth for gophers. I thought about maybe building a depth stop rod/stick kinda like a hammer drill, but can't easily think of a good design that will penetrate the compacted medium but stop at the screen mesh. Maybe a hollow metal pipe? Input would be appreciated
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04-08-2017, 11:48 PM	#2
jtk707 Califonia Love Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 506	Take it all out and put it back In ..... Or take half out and turn the other half in the pot . Good luck
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04-09-2017, 12:54 AM	#3
clearchoiceco Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 55	There's gotta be an easier way than that
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04-09-2017, 01:45 AM	#4
Bjorn to farm. Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 197	Commercial farmers have adopted zero tillage in a big way. No stinking tillage needed.
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04-09-2017, 08:09 AM	#5
lightuptheherb Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: None of your business Posts: 53	Dump it out, Add stuff, Let it sit for a week or more. Should be OK.
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04-09-2017, 09:41 PM	#6
clearchoiceco Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 55	I have more than just a couple of these. But realistically, I shouldn't have asked.
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04-09-2017, 10:20 PM	#7
Shcrews DO WHO YOU BE Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: (831) / (310) / (209) Posts: 6,953	make some friends and buy some shovels __________________ Current grow: Motherlode Gardens 2017
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04-10-2017, 06:29 AM	#8
lightuptheherb Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: None of your business Posts: 53	tractor, big ass pile and a rototiller with a few friends?
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04-10-2017, 06:30 AM	#9
lightuptheherb Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: None of your business Posts: 53	substitute bobcat for tractor.
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04-13-2017, 10:52 PM	#10
clearchoiceco Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 55	I grow on a terrace where a tractor wouldn't make it. I hired some day laborers and returned the auger. So far costing me about $35/pot in labor to turn and add 2x bags of perlite.
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