At about this time of year, I usually cut off any dying peppers and tomatoes and look at reusing the soil for overwintering peas and salads etc.
Usually, I end up just taking the top 2 inches of soil out, and putting fresh soil on top and sowing/planting in that. Mainly because if I start to sieve the soil there are so many roots that once I get the root ball out, the soil is littered with broken roots.
This year, though - even though the plants have cropped [although nowhere near as much as usual] - there is hardly any root growth and I've had loads of reuseable soil. So much that with just a few smallish pots, I've sown 2 large tubs of peas for the winter.
Anyone else noticing an incredibly small amount of roots in this year's summer fruiting plants?
Usually, I end up just taking the top 2 inches of soil out, and putting fresh soil on top and sowing/planting in that. Mainly because if I start to sieve the soil there are so many roots that once I get the root ball out, the soil is littered with broken roots.
This year, though - even though the plants have cropped [although nowhere near as much as usual] - there is hardly any root growth and I've had loads of reuseable soil. So much that with just a few smallish pots, I've sown 2 large tubs of peas for the winter.
Anyone else noticing an incredibly small amount of roots in this year's summer fruiting plants?
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