Yo Rooster, the smell is not putrid right now. I am trying to mimic the Kellogg's 2-2-2 i was using. Home Depot doesn't have it and Amazon says its out of stock and no date of restocking. I have always used emulsions for my garden and potted plants. Succulents and flowers, that sort of thing. My Bonsai's need something organic and low numbers. Our garden looks great this year. Everything is green and producing. I also started putting molasses on the veggies n flowers. When that All Purpose would get used, it would smell like low tide at the wharf. The family would migrate indoors. So i don't expect it to be great smelling. I seriously hope its worth it as well. The idea is great. The actual steps to make it and keep it semi fresh are harrowing. My vision for the success of this is to have a liquid concoction i can feed my indoor plants. If they do half as well as my BlackWater, i will be pleased. If the baby doesn't ever get in to this, i would be ecstatic.