What is that smell near 51st and Guadalupe? (Austin: dorms, live)

[AguaDulce]

I live near IF, just north of Hyde Park. Today there is a smell in the air that is very much like a giant truckload of spilled horse manure or dog poo. Like, overpowering. I know it sounds crazy. Anybody else smell it?

[TexasHorseLady]

Is this a regular thing or just right now? Could be some sort of spring fertilizing and on a windy day the aroma could travel further than one might think. By the way, horse manure and dog poo smell VERY differently, as they should, since one is an herbivore and the other an omnivore with carnivore leanings.

[AguaDulce]

Originally Posted by TexasHorseLady

Is this a regular thing or just right now? Could be some sort of spring fertilizing and on a windy day the aroma could travel further than one might think. By the way, horse manure and dog poo smell VERY differently, as they should, since one is an herbivore and the other an omnivore with carnivore leanings.

It's not a regular thing at all. This is the first time. My dog even noticed it from inside the house. I've never seen her get so freaked out by a smell outside. It smells like something rotting like when potatoes get all maggoty. Kinda like manure, but more pungent.

[Paddy the Plasterer]

Have any of your neighbors had a load of compost delivered? Some of the local blends of compost can have cow or turkey manure in them, they can be pungent intially, but dissipate quickly.

[AguaDulce]

Originally Posted by Paddy the Plasterer

Have any of your neighbors had a load of compost delivered? Some of the local blends of compost can have cow or turkey manure in them, they can be pungent intially, but dissipate quickly.

Yeah. That makes sense. Lot's of people garden around here. Thanks!

[TXEX06]

Could be a dead pedestrian who didn't use the crosswalk properly.

[10scoachrick]

It's those smelly stealth-dorms.

[usernamenottaken]

I vote compost.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by Paddy the Plasterer

Have any of your neighbors had a load of compost delivered? Some of the local blends of compost can have cow or turkey manure in them, they can be pungent intially, but dissipate quickly.

Some of the local blends of compost have poop in them ( sewage sludge). They call it Dillo Dirt because it sounds cute, but it does have an odor. Dillo Dirt from Austin Water Utility - AustinTexas.gov

[10scoachrick]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

Some of the local blends of compost have poop in them ( sewage sludge). They call it Dillo Dirt because it sounds cute, but it does have an odor. Dillo Dirt from Austin Water Utility - AustinTexas.gov

Yep...and a little rain midweek won't help a bit!