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title: "I heard that adding a few dry crushed oats that soil is good. Is this…"
description: "I heard that adding a few dry crushed oats that soil is good. Is this true?"
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author: "Tomcat"
published: "2023-03-15T18:09:47.514Z"
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# I heard that adding a few dry crushed oats that soil is good. Is this…

_Posted by Tomcat on 2023-03-15_

I heard that adding a few dry crushed oats that soil is good. Is this true?

## 4 comments

### 9s commented on 2023-03-15

Yes but it probably isn’t that great for potted plants. Something has to break it down for it to be useable or you’ll just get mold

#### Tomcat replied on 2023-03-15

Thank you

#### 9s replied on 2023-03-15

No prob 💚

### MummaDeb commented on 2023-03-19

I wouldn’t. I agree with it becoming a mold problem.

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