I used Tui Bulb Mix for my potted tulips and gladioli's. The bulbs have been removed from the pot and stored for winter. I saved the bulb mix from the pots and tipped it back into bags after removing the roots. The mixture is now very dry, can it be reused again? 

It is always better to use fresh Tui Bulb mix each season as the tulips and gladioli bulbs from the previous season will have used up all of the fertiliser and additional nutrients.

• Some bulbs, such as gladioli, are susceptible to insect pests such as thrips, and bulb rot, which if present, can overwinter in the mix.
• If you know the mix is pest and disease free, then reuse it, but add a controlled release fertiliser such as Tui Enrich Pots and Containers to the mix to replenish the nutrients or mix last season's bulb mix into fresh bulb mix to make it go further.
• Alternatively use the old bulb mix as a planting mix in the garden.
• Best practice would be to use new bulb mix to get the best from your bulbs and to ensure they are pest and disease free when planted. 

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