Drying off wet soil

steve870

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #1

Hi,

I had to buy some soil recently but once i Brought it inside it started to thaw because it was full of water from sitting outside probably.

Do you have tricks to dry it off to an acceptable level exept for waiting it out?

 

FastFreddi

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #2

steve870 said:

Hi,

I had to buy some soil recently but once i Brought it inside it started to thaw because it was full of water from sitting outside probably.

Do you have tricks to dry it off to an acceptable level exept for waiting it out?

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Get yourself a clean tarp and spread it out in a well ventilated area.
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FastFreddi

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #3

FastFreddi said:

Get yourself a clean tarp and spread it out in a well ventilated area.
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Not quick enough, throw a fan on it....
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GrassBurner

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #4

Spread it out as much as possible, and get air blowing over top of it, but not right at it.

 

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DaFreak

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #5

Throw a plant in it

 

FastFreddi

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #6

GrassBurner said:

Spread it out as much as possible, and get air blowing over top of it, but not right at it.

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Exactly...think of it as drying your mess...indirect air.
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FastFreddi

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #7

FastFreddi said:

Exactly...think of it as drying your mess...indirect air.
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Lol meds.
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Killaki

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #8

steve870 said:

Hi,

I had to buy some soil recently but once i Brought it inside it started to thaw because it was full of water from sitting outside probably.

Do you have tricks to dry it off to an acceptable level exept for waiting it out?

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I don't know how much soil you have to dry but maybe put it in the oven? Like a big turkey pan or baking pan at like 225F for a couple few hours. Bonus here would be that if there's any bug eggs in it from being outside it will kill them. Maybe you have a yard of soil you're talking about and this would be a slow pain. I apologize if that's the case.

 

steve870

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #9

i have 4 cubic feet it wouldn't fit in my oven

 

FastFreddi

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #10

Perfect time to mix any amendments in...perlite, dolomite lime, etc.
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GrassBurner

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• Dec 6, 2020

• #11

I had this same problem a couple months ago. One bag was just super saturated for some reason. I just put 2 bags in a plastic tub and spent about 15 minutes chopping up the wet soil and mixing it with the dryer stuff. Ended up with a much better moisture content overall.

 

quirk

Well-Known Member

• Dec 6, 2020

• #11

Transfer to a couple of burlap bags, any feed store will have them, and use a commercial dryer at the laundromat.
Thirty minutes on high.

 

steve870

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• Dec 7, 2020

• #12

i have laid it out on some plastic sheets, what amendment do you guys recommend it's pro mix hp i will transplant peppers in it (can't grow weed anymore )