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Yamidude said:
How should I determine how much substrate im going to need for different sized containers?

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What is the ideal depth of just the colonized substrate before casing?

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bird seed can be found really cheap, 50lbs for under $10, the ratio for for a
casing should be about 4:1 substrate to casing material, better learn to use the
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cubensisfrenzy55 said:
I would go around three inches of poo, then mix in the colonized bird seed.

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splifner180 said:
They say that your WBS:substrate should be about 1:4, 1:10 max (don't try that yet). So fill your container 75% full. That's how much sub you'll need. The casing layer should be pretty thin, 1/2" at most (probably less), so you can cut back a little to make room for the casing layer.

As far as depth goes, the general answer you'll get will range between 2 and 4". I'm using 3.5" for my current (and first) grow.

splif

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cubensisfrenzy55 said:
good luck, I am pasturizing some poo right now for my texas strain. heres my B+. [image][/image]
I have since cased it and it just started showing myc today.

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cubensisfrenzy55 said:
It went bunk with brf, but colonized good in the wbs. I'll show pics when their ready. What strain are you using?

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Yamidude said:
i think my question was interpreted incorrectly.

I am talking about when i am putting the colonized substrate into my double tub. I was asking how thick should the layer be across the bottom of the tub? I was not talking about how high to fill my Jars. I fully comprehend how to make jars of colonized WBS. And i also understand perfectly fine how to spawn the colonized WBS into Hpoo and straw.

Thanks creamcorn for your complete display of idiocy and lack of intelligence.

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Yamidude said:
i think my question was interpreted incorrectly.

I am talking about when i am putting the colonized substrate into my double tub. I was asking how thick should the layer be across the bottom of the tub? I was not talking about how high to fill my Jars. I fully comprehend how to make jars of colonized WBS. And i also understand perfectly fine how to spawn the colonized WBS into Hpoo and straw.

Thanks creamcorn for your complete display of idiocy and lack of intelligence.

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I think YOU misinterpreted my answer. I suggested 4" total substrate depth. That's your total amount, WBS and hpoo included. A thicker substrate will support larger fruits. Beyond 4" you hit diminishing returns, it just takes longer to colonize, you might get more flushes in the long run but again maybe not.

You wanted to know then how much substrate it would take to fill your tub, and I gave you a real easy way to estimate. People tend to overcomlpicate things and think there's magic answers here, when you can just apply some simple logic and figure these things out on your own. I wasn't talking about filling jars at all, but if you go measure the tub you intend on using, and assume 4" (or 3" or whatever you decide on), then you can calculate how many quarts of total material you'll need. If you know you're using say 1 quart of wbs and spawn to 4 quarts worth of hpoo, that's 5 quarts total. You can really easily calculate how much space that will take up.

Name calling isn't the way to get help around here man. If there's confusion, maybe you didn't pose your question well enough in the first place, or maybe you could ask for clarification next time.

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