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Straw Questions Part 4
    #10107051 - 04/04/09 08:10 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

i would like to start off with saying as a noob sometimes looking for info i see post that contradict each other on similar aspects so as a result im slightly confused an want to be sure of 100%

1.is it vary important to lower the PH in the straw with lime when pasteurizing? if so please tell me how its done if not vital to add anything to the straw ?..skip

2.after soaking for an hour in soap and bleach then can i just put a tub of straw in the tub with hot water and keep it hot for 2 hours .and how do i know when the straw is ready as in moisture lvl  i dont want to drown my spawn?

3 .tell me any tips you might have with straw please

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Re: Straw Questions Part 4 [Re: shrooman420]
    #10107444 - 04/04/09 09:29 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

http://www.mushroomvideos.com/Straw-Pasteurization

I don't think the lime is necessary. Or the bleach.

After the straw cools, after the bath, it should be pretty much drained and ready to spawn. You can hand squeeze if you want, to get some of the extra water out.

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Re: Straw Questions Part 4 [Re: ABC]
    #10107810 - 04/04/09 10:48 PM (15 years, 9 months ago)

The lime makes the straw inhospitable to fungi spore germination while the mushroom mycelium colonizes it.  Mushroom mycelium will tolerate a high pH, but mold spores can't germinate in it.  That's why lime is recommended.  Bleach works similarly by raising the pH.
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