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Colonizing coir tub, smells like peppermint??
    #26917286 - 09/04/20 11:36 AM (3 years, 4 months ago)

I'm colonizing a tub filled with coir, no visuals of any contamination, and there's lots of rhizomorphic growth.  When I crack the lid and smell it, I get a nice aroma of sweet peppermint.  Could this be a problem?  It smells quite nice, no "mold" smell at all.  I only notice this for the first few whiffs, after which I don't smell any.  But I also have a poor nose that seems to saturate and not pick up smells easily...  Has anyone else noticed this? 

Also, it that since the coir has a naturally sweet aroma, that could be contributing as well.

Edit:  Just had a friend smell it who has a better nose than me (although stuffed at the moment) and he said it smells like windex but he could see how I'd think it smells like peppermint.


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Re: Colonizing coir tub, smells like peppermint?? [Re: mysticalshroom975]
    #26917321 - 09/04/20 12:05 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Sometimes, especially if i leave my coir sitting too long before use it gets a slightly off smell to it. It's hard to say.
Probably bacteria in there.
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