Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
I've never noticed any fermentation odor when I've opened the wet bags of potting soil -- probably too cold here in the early spring (when I buy most of it) to do any fermenting!
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion