So I have a question for you all and need some advice. I am having a funky sulfur smell come from the new ones I just started.
The one w the cover on it was started this time last week. That one is rocking already. Probably will go into flower this weekend.
The other 2 I did this weekend and stuck a few clones into them.
I ran out of dirt from my first tote so moved on to my next one. I have 3 of these totes I put soil from last round, ammended w ewc and DTE veganic mix and left to cook since Dec.
This 2nd tote was a little dried out, I guess I hadn't added as much water to it or turned over the soil as much. It didn't smell any kind of way when I did add water to premoisten it. even now the tote doesn't smell.
I added my normal DTE vegan mix trenches, and then topped off the sips with EWC. the only thing I did do differently was mix in some of the BAS pinto bean compost which was bone dry. I top wet everything to get it nice (not too wet tho) and then planted my clones. I did not fill the sips with water yet.
Within 2 or 3 hours when I unzipped the tent, I smelled funk. like feet. I looked it up and realized I must have anaerobic bacteria so I pulled the covers off and turned my exhaust fan on a higher speed. within 24 hrs or so the smell had subsided and the top layer of soil was starting to dry out. I figured maybe I could use beneficial bacteria to kill the bad ones so I sprinkled some bokashi grain on top of the sips to at least try to help cover up the last of the smell. by the next day all I smelled was bokashi. so I decided it was time to add water, and to help boost the benes even more, made up a ewc, kelp meal, coconut powder, and touch of Recharge "tea" like I did for the plants that are in flower now. just a few oz each to wet the top of the soil a little. covers went back on.
this morning g I checked and the funky smell was back. have a little fuzz starting from the bokashi already so maybe that will knock it out. but I peeled back the covers again and turned the fan back up.
is this a lost cause? should I dump the dirt and start fresh any? any other ideas?
it would be annoying to lose these plants but they are all clones so I still have the genetics and more clones i can replace these with,, and would rather lose a couple weeks of growth than be fighting issues the whole time. but if it's just a matter of waiting a few days I will just be patient and wait for things to sort themself out.