Re: [CH] That Fishy Smell
Dale Freeman (dalefreeman@netspace.net.au)
Fri, 19 May 2006 21:03:05 +1000
Matt Evans wrote:
> Hi All --
>
> List seems pretty quiet, but I am sure everyone is busy planting, etc.
> I lost 103 out of 110 seedlings to (I think) damping off this year.
> In the past, I have never lost a single seedling -- I'm not sure what
> went wrong.
>
> At any rate, I finished getting the garden in yesterday with bedding
> plants from the local farmer's market. I have noticed that my garden
> smells very fishy over the past couple of days. I'm not worried,
> because I assume it is due to some decomposition and some friendly
> little microbes doing their work. However, this is my first season in
> the new house and I never had a smell in my old garden. Any ideas?
> The smell is pretty strong, too -- I don't even need to be standing in
> the garden to smell it.
>
> Hope everyone else's seedlings are faring better than mine did....
>
> Matt
>
Matt
At least you're in the planting hemisphere. Down south here it now
waiting time until next season, though I've still got habs, jals,
manzanos and serranos on the bushes to pick.
Cheers
Dale in Oz