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Uses for last year's soil from unopened tomato planter

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Tamarastar · 09/03/2025 10:52

Hi
I bought an extra bag of tomato planter soil last year. It's enriched with 'calcium and seaweed' and been sitting outside since last year unopened. Can anyone advise please:
1- Can I use it for this year's tomatoes or will the nutrients have gone?
2- can I use it to spread over the flower beds if it's not good enough for tomatoes please?
Thanks..

OP posts:
TonTonMacoute · 09/03/2025 11:03

I would use it for tomatoes.

AlwaysGardening · 09/03/2025 20:28

I'd open it and check the contents. If it's dry it will be fin3 to use. If it's wet and sodden the nutrients will have leached out and I'd use it as mulch on the borders.

Tamarastar · 10/03/2025 07:48

Thanks!

OP posts:
madaffodil · 10/03/2025 15:21

If it still smells okay then you could use it for tomatoes again, although you might need to feed them a bit more.

Otherwise, just use it as a top dressing for the flower beds, or mix 50/50 with new compost for containers.

Bramshott · 10/03/2025 15:27

Unopened, I would absolutely use it for tomatoes this year.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 10/03/2025 15:40

I would sew up some long bags out of pillow cases and fill them with the "tomato soil'.

Then I would fit them inside the trouser legs of my jeans and shuffle around the garden slowly releasing the soil imperceptibly, while furtively looking around to see if the neighbours are watching me.

AbundanceofKatherines · 10/03/2025 16:22

I use tomato bags for 3 years and have bumper crops each year. I feed them too though. Definitely use it for your toms.

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