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How to fix or treat the bad smell in potted veggie plant
This is my first potted vegetable garden, 3 of my plants have a bad smell in the soil. I goggled it and know why it smells. But I can't find any thing on what to to when that happens . Do I throw them out because they are not good and the vegetables they will produce will be bad? I was hoping to transplant them in my new raised garden bed but I don't want to infect other plants or the new soil. What to do? Please help me
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Why do you think they smell bad? Only reason I can think of is that the soil has gone "sour"/anaerobic due to being left in water too long/waterlogged soil due to insufficient drainage.
Unless the plants are deteriorating fast due to root rot/damage, increasing drainage and letting the soil dry a little more between watering ... Or simpy repotting/uppotting with fresh soil maybe sufficient.
Unless the plants are deteriorating fast due to root rot/damage, increasing drainage and letting the soil dry a little more between watering ... Or simpy repotting/uppotting with fresh soil maybe sufficient.
Please share: why *does* it smell? If we know what you know, we can give actual, fact-based advice rather than making stabs in the dark (although Applestar made a good try!).missymiss99 wrote:This is my first potted vegetable garden, 3 of my plants have a bad smell in the soil. I goggled it and know why it smells. But I can't find any thing on what to to when that happens
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