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title: "Does anyone else use blood meal in their soil? I started adding a…"
description: "Does anyone else use blood meal in their soil? I started adding a little to mine. The plants seem to like it but it sure makes the soil smell weird."
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author: "MummaDeb"
published: "2025-11-29T20:43:12.874943Z"
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# Does anyone else use blood meal in their soil? I started adding a…

_Publicado por MummaDeb el 2025-11-29_

Does anyone else use blood meal in their soil? I started adding a little to mine. The plants seem to like it but it sure makes the soil smell weird.

## 3 comentarios

### Pumpkinpatrick comentó el 2025-11-30

That's normal, to minimize the smell: water well and mix the blood meal in the soil  
Mix it in: The best way to reduce the lingering odor is to thoroughly mix the blood meal into the soil right away, rather than leaving it on the surface.  
Water well: Water the area immediately after mixing to help the product start breaking down and integrating into the soil. The smell usually dissipates significantly within a couple of days.

#### MummaDeb respondió el 2025-11-30

Thank you.

### Random Strands comentó el 2025-11-30

I just started using it about a month ago. It does smell but doesn’t last to long.

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