Pro-mix HP Soaked bag

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Critical Canuck

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I got the last two (45l) bags of pro-mix from my local Rona online. They loaded the two bags in my trunk with curbside pickup.
When I got home one bag was light, the other weighed about 5 times more. Must have been sitting in water where ever they stored it.
Being corona season I can't return it so I opened it and dumped into a 100L tote in hopes of air drying it in batches.
Then I got hit with the musty smell after emptying half of it (potato bag/root cellar). Should I try using this stuff at all or just pitch it?
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Well being that soil gets wet in it's intended application you should be just fine, unless it's not just water that is in the soil. I would test the pH and if thats the same as the dry bag I would go ahead and use it.
 
J232

J232

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Critical Canuck said:
I got the last two (45l) bags of pro-mix from my local Rona online. They loaded the two bags in my trunk with curbside pickup.
When I got home one bag was light, the other weighed about 5 times more. Must have been sitting in water where ever they stored it.
Being corona season I can't return it so I opened it and dumped into a 100L tote in hopes of air drying it in batches.
Then I got hit with the musty smell after emptying half of it (potato bag/root cellar). Should I try using this stuff at all or just pitch it?
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I grabbed some peat for the garden, they were 2-3 the weight, I was told the peat and mixes are heavy at the start of year, new stock, it dried up fine. My bales came off a new wrapped pallet so sitting in water wasn’t the case.
 
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Critical Canuck

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Renfro said:
Well being that soil gets wet in it's intended application you should be just fine, unless it's not just water that is in the soil. I would test the pH and if thats the same as the dry bag I would go ahead and use it.
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I saw that storing it wet would activate the lime and increase the ph.

I tested the ph, it was soaked already so it didn't want to take more water easily. Runoff was 6.7
I flushed a cup from the other (dry) bag, the runoff was 4.2; flushed it a second time and it was 6.5
I used 6.2 ph'd water.

Not sure if I'm testing it right, may have been different if I let it dry out first.

Anyway, ph aside, I was more concerned with the musty smell.. If it could create mildew problems if I bring it indoors.
Sorry if I'm overthinking this, It's my first grow so I'm being extra cautious.

I could try spreading it out on a tarp in the sun tomorrow to dry it out.. unless that risks bring pests back inside
 
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