Does anyone reuse there fabric pots? If so what do you do to clean them before you plant in them again.
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I reuse my fabric pots. At first I rinsed them with a hose before reusing but now I just knock out the old soil and use them without rinsing. I have had no issues so far.
They are cheap enough that I would not reuse them if it were a hassle or caused my plants to suffer.
Many people don’t reuse them at all.
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They do…
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Some vinegar will remove mineral salts from the bag.
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If you choose wash them out good with a water hose then take them down to your local Laundry and throw them in on a short cycle. I have reused mine for years.
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I figure if it wont wash off with a water wash then it wont come off in the new media.
I reuse them all the time as well.
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It’s hard to get the mineral salt off with water hose.
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I brush off the dirt and stuff from the inside and outside.
I then stick them insideout in a wash machine on gentle with no fabric softener, and gentle laundry soap with no perfumes , set to soak and extra rinse, then an extra rinse and spin setting. Works great
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Same as a few mentioned. I let them dry, then brush them off with a scrub brush. Then in the ole lady’s washing machine they go. 2 cycles, no dry they come out great. If your just using the cheapo ones I wouldn’t bother
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I just knock the old roots off, refill and go. I dont use salt nutes though. I plan on reusing this setup for a few rounds.
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Bottle of Flora Kleen by General Hydroponics on Amazon for 12 dollars mix 10ml to 1 gallon of water and soak them for a hour then just toss in the wash they should come out looking new i do use detergent when i was but i always run a 2nd rinse cycle
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So i let them sit for days till the roots are dead and dry, i beat them out to remove as much as i can.
Then i soak them in water with baking soda and distilled white vinegar fir a few days, when i go back to the bucket that’s sitting outside, they come out smelling like vinegar but looking brand new. All the algae, salt build up and roots are gone. I give them a rinse to get rid of the vinegar smell and that’s it.
Theres quicker ways but takes more effort imho.
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I also reuse mine. I take them to laundry and put in commercial washer every 3rd grow or so.
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I reuse mine. Brush out any stuff I can. Stick them with peroxide in the soak cycle. Then wash on gentle cycle. Some are still going strong after I think now five grows?
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