mushroom and you thought chicken poop smelled
uh.oh, the voice of experience is chiming in. Now how could those pretty little white mushrooms smell?...because what they are growing in came from animals too. I think I'm learning that if it's good, it will smell...
I'm most experienced with local turkey farms, no longer here, probably squeezed out by big homes, and boy was that an awful smell.
I had to chuckle here. There is a big preserved dairy farm right near Rte 95 where it passes our area. When the farmer puts down a heavy load of manure, I swear the traffic slows down on 95 as everyone reacts to the smell, and thinks "oh, what's that..." My property owner has told me not to worry about an occasional "natural" smell wafting down his way. I'm going to test for ph today before I throw down any lime, but until I get a FEL and can get out to this remote garden and dump stuff in it myself, I am restricted by what I can haul in 50 pound bags. Time to get a UTV it seems. My wife would love it. So for this year, I guess I'll have to buy manure in bags, which should mean it's easier to use, safe, and really expensive. I should have this more organized, and earlier too, for next year. I started a huge mulch pile on this farm, and it should be ready for next year too. My goal is to keep Ortho and Monsanto out of this garden. I may be changing my tune when the bugs descend, but part of the fun here is to see what works.