Greetings all. If there is anybody with experience in sprouting this type of system I'd love to hear your comments. I left the following concern on the link below.
"I've noticed that you do a fair amount of answering folks questions, so I've got a bit of a riddle for you. I've been doing this sort of tower system for about 2 months now, and I am developing problems. I've got that horrible smell you are talking about, but I have also noticed a LOT of yellow cap looking things growing on the drainage holes in the bottom of the buckets, and rarely I'll get a fuzzy or two on the green stalks. Do you think I have a mold problem or a yeast problem? What would you do?
I've improved the airflow between buckets. Twice I have increased the size/quantity of the drainage holes in the bottom of the buckets.
I'm doing about 4 pounds of seeds in the bottom of a roughly 2 gallon bucket. To maximize the amount of feed quantity/weight from my seed, I am on a 10 day rotation before I feed the sprouts to the birds. I am getting good weight, but it is extremely funky by the time it gets to the birds. Not to mention, I've been doing this indoors, as it is below freezing outside, and the smell is getting strong enough to create a disturbance in the house. Give it to me straight. Thank you."
