No till 7 Gal 2nd cycle

Morning.
Is it possible to do no till in a 7 gal pot. I'm finished my first run and have 2 x 7 gallon pots filled with Black Swallow Living soil and 1 x 7 gal Pot with Promix HP used with Gaia green amendments.
Used the Black swallow and topdressed with gaia on same schedule as the Promix.

How would I prepare the pots for a 2nd cycle? if its possible at all.

Seahag said:

Morning.
Is it possible to do no till in a 7 gal pot. I'm finished my first run and have 2 x 7 gallon pots filled with Black Swallow Living soil and 1 x 7 gal Pot with Promix HP used with Gaia green amendments.
Used the Black swallow and topdressed with gaia on same schedule as the Promix.

How would I prepare the pots for a 2nd cycle? if its possible at all.

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Reading around in the no till thread seems 20 gallon plus for no till.What ya can do is sit them out this round,keep moist let microbes eat up the roots.Will take awhile.I removed all my roots dumped in the dirt in a tote re amended and re started the cooking.

Seahag said:

How would I prepare the pots for a 2nd cycle? if its possible at all.

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Maybe you might consider upscaling to one 30 gallon bin to grow multiple plants in. I'd carefully remove the contents of your 7 gallon pots keeping everything intact, and just lie them down in your new bin. It's okay if there is still a stem and branches attached. Just cover the balance with enough potting soil to cover everything up and level. Then mulch with EC or compost, with a couple inches of hay on top of that. You should be able to plant right away.

Suggestions for a 4x2 30 gallon?

Seahag said:

Suggestions for a 4x2 30 gallon?

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Preferably any bin at Walmart or Home Depot or wherever that measures not more than 4x2

In all seriousness, choose one that has more surface area than depth. Just make sure it's a size that allows you to move it if that's your requirement. Choose a nice solid sturdy one that can withstand some abuse. And drill lots of holes in the bottom and a row along the sides near the bottom. Add worms to it if you don't currently have any in your pots already. Fresh worm castings are a good source of worms.

If your looking for food grade plastic, the rubbermaid totes come in 2 sizes in both grey and white. Supposed to be food-safe.

I didn't think they made them this large. The 185l rubbermaid for storing xmas trees looks about right. A bit tall though

Seahag said:

I didn't think they made them this large. The 185l rubbermaid for storing xmas trees looks about right. A bit tall though

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I looked at those,tempted to cut down the height but they'll loose their strength then.Could make a frame of 3/4 stock to stop the sides from bowing out but then they become quite big.Just filling them 3/4 full could also work.So many options.