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Fruiting chamber questions--Only casing or in a terrarium

#10076889 - 03/30/09 09:06 PM (15 years, 20 days ago)

Im setting up my first Casing for more of a spectacular grow. but ive got some questions that I cant seem to find answers to in the site.

What I was thinking about doing for a kickass fruiting chamber is using a 2 tier wire shelf, on the bottom a tray with perlite, on the top would be my casing trays, and I would enclose it in a thick plastic material I have. For air exchange I will put a small fan in the side of the plastic pointing at the casing.

but then I did some more reading...

-Is it better or worse or just a preference to use only the casing (verm and coir) to provide humidity. To case in a large tub only opening to fan out the CO2?

-Or... to case in a tray(s) and place into a fruiting chamber. humidity would be kept high with Perlite. If using perlite would a casing with 5050 verm and coco coir become too moist?

-Also if using the fruiting chamber with perlite would I need to protect the top of the mushies from dripping water, or would droplets from humidity not harm them.

Please help me out,
Thank you

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PreparationH
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Re: Fruiting chamber questions--Only casing or in a terrarium

[Re: Primefied]
#10077148 - 03/30/09 09:45 PM (15 years, 20 days ago)

if I were you I would run a coolmist humidifier. I've had cakes fruit in my FC fantastically with the vicks v400. Right now I'm using it for 20 6qt sweater box trays and everything seems to be good.

I wouldnt use a fan because it may dry out the casing layer. Also, running a humidifier pushes out all the stale air giving constant FAE. So far so good compadre.

O yea, dont forget to make slits in your greenhouse or plastic for the stale air to get pushed out.

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Edited by PreparationH (03/30/09 09:46 PM)