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Casing Procedures
Methods for creating a non-nutritive, protective, moisture-providing top layer for substrates growing species that need this.
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The casing layer should me moist, but not wet.
- What different casing layer ingredients are there?
Peat (=Sphagnum Peat Moss) Unconsolidated soil material consisting largely of undecomposed, or only slightly decomposed, organic matter accumulated under conditions of excessive moisture.
- Why case? Why not?
The casing layer serves 4 purpose
- How do I initiate pinning on a casing?
Once the mycelium has appeared in the valleys of the casing layer it's time to trigger primordia formation.
