View Full Version : Why do my bark chippings smell?


Frank Sidney
09-09-2008, 09:17
Hi there,

A few days ago we put some bark chippings in the garden, it looks lovely! But the smell coming from them is fowl! We can't even have the back door open because it drifts inside ... it smells like manure / or pigs :gag:.

Does anyone know why this is, and if it will go? :thumbsup:

MDK.SIE
13-09-2008, 00:33
the fact is that they are rotting down as you should expect lol as with all decay there will be smell

lisalee
13-09-2008, 02:17
Hi there,

A few days ago we put some bark chippings in the garden, it looks lovely! But the smell coming from them is fowl! We can't even have the back door open because it drifts inside ... it smells like manure / or pigs :gag:.

Does anyone know why this is, and if it will go? :thumbsup:


:hihi: We had the same problem, eww its awful isnt it?!
Ours has been down for a few weeks now and the smell has all but gone :thumbsup: