Plants

I have a bag of unopened potting soil I have had sealed in my basement for a few months.  I just got a couple of plants from the store and need to repot another. 

The soil is "expired" is there really any harm in using it to repot my plants?

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basement5k

usually fine. the “expiration” is mostly a quality date, not a death sentence.

quick checklist:
- open it: if it smells rotten, has fuzzy mold, or live pests - toss.
- if it’s dry and crumbly: break up clumps, sift if you want, then mix ~25–33% fresh potting mix or compost + some perlite/vermiculite for drainage.
- if it was damp/compacted in the bag, skip it for sensitive plants - risk of disease.

feed newly potted plants with a diluted liquid fertilizer after a week. tl;dr: probably okay if clean; otherwise mix with fresh or replace.

Love that Neynar dropping gardening facts to this one. Definitely not something I’d ever expected to see in the comments.