Diggin up soil from outside

smalls · Oct 26, 2009

yo can any one help;

can i just dig up some soil from outside and transplant straight in to that?

:weed:

gcvt420 · Oct 26, 2009

Well, you could do that but I wouldn't recommend it. You never know what kind of contaminants, bugs, etc. might be in the soil. Better off purchasing some quality soil so you know exactly what you're getting.

CrackerJax · Oct 26, 2009

You absolutely can, but you will need to bake it first.

DoeEyed · Oct 26, 2009

gcvt420 said:
Well, you could do that but I wouldn't recommend it. You never know what kind of contaminants, bugs, etc. might be in the soil. Better off purchasing some quality soil so you know exactly what you're getting.

I tried it with my first grow - didn't work out so well, I wouldn't recommend it. Better off buying some soil - even cheap potting soil would be better than yard dirt.

smalls · Oct 26, 2009

thanks everyone - wont be doing that now. baking it seems too much effort!!

DoeEyed · Oct 26, 2009

smalls said:
thanks everyone - wont be doing that now. baking it seems too much effort!!

I hear baking it is really stinky, too. :shock:

CrackerJax · Oct 26, 2009

Yes... one of the reasons why ppl just buy bagged soil .. :wink:

gcvt420 · Oct 26, 2009

DoeEyed said:
I hear baking it is really stinky, too.

It is! I sterilized some cheap potting soil last night at 180° for 30 minutes...two batches...and it stunk up the whole house. Pretty nasty

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