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title: "Question???? If you have had potting soil for a long time does it…"
description: "Question???? If you have had potting soil for a long time does it ever go bad or decrease in effectiveness?"
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# Question???? If you have had potting soil for a long time does it…

_Publié par Susan le 2024-07-08_

Question???? If you have had potting soil for a long time does it ever go bad or decrease in effectiveness?

## 5 commentaires

### send\_nodes a commenté le 2024-07-08

The plants eventually use up all the nutrients in the soil. I think it takes quite a while for this to happen - 2ish years?

### 盛开 a commenté le 2024-07-08

Are you meaning in the bag still or potted with plants

#### Susan ha respondido el 2024-07-11

Still in the bag all dried out

### 盛开 a commenté le 2024-07-11

I have always just used mine anyways as long as it was still in the bag and it has worked great

#### Susan ha respondido el 2024-07-11

Thank you

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