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shroomathan
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will it work?
#10108901 - 04/05/09 03:33 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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I know its better to add something to your casing mix which raises ph-level. there exist tons of different products which are suitable and I've chosen one...I hope so!

maybe someone could consult me about the pros and cons of this product cause it has (a maybe too) high amount of Mg too. I'm quite not sure about the amount to mix with soil/coir (would rather go for coir) due to the fact that my ph meter hasn't arrived yet.
Hope somebody could advise me...
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Duggstar



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Don't use coir for a casing. Coir was once thought to be non-nutritive but it turns out that it is. All the teks that you see using coir for a casing are really old and should be disregarded. You can use it as a bulk substrate though.
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shroomathan
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Re: will it work? [Re: Duggstar]
#10109097 - 04/05/09 05:33 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Thanks but I'm worrying more about the lime...
-------------------- Ich kann tun was ich will, wenn ich will, aber ich vermag nicht es zu wollen, weil die entgegenstehenden Motive zu viel Gewalt über mich haben, als dass ich es könnte!
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CheeWiz


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Re: will it work? [Re: Duggstar]
#10109113 - 04/05/09 05:48 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hi: What you have there is good old garden lime (ground up lime stone) and its not unusual to have a little mag carbonate in it. You can use it if that is all you can find, but quick lime works better. Plus you should use 50-50 peat/vermiculite for casing and not coir. It would be about 4 rounded teaspoons of quick lime per liter of peat and to use garden lime it should be about 6 rounded teaspoon per liter of peat would be a good guesstimate. I hope this is of some help; Hipster
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Duggstar



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Is it granulated or powdered? Sorry I can't read german. If it is granulated then I don't think it is what you want.
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Re: will it work? [Re: Duggstar]
#10109288 - 04/05/09 08:14 AM (15 years, 9 months ago) |
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Tests have shown that anything over about 2% Mg will impede fruiting performance. Look for calcium carbonate or hydrated lime, and make sure it has low Mg percentage. Avoid any lime with the word 'dolomite' associated with it. Unless you're growing agaricus button mushrooms, a casing layer is not required with bulk substrates. If you can't find the correct lime, I'd suggest growing on uncased manure or straw, etc. RR
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shroomathan
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it's powderwed and from carols. I was looking for hydradet lime but I wasn't able to find. what's normal usage for that, or in what sort of shops you can find it normally?
-------------------- Ich kann tun was ich will, wenn ich will, aber ich vermag nicht es zu wollen, weil die entgegenstehenden Motive zu viel Gewalt über mich haben, als dass ich es könnte!
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I can do what I will, if I will, but I cannot will this, because the opposing motives have too much power over me to be able to will it!
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Duggstar



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If you have trouble finding the correct lime, here is a simple casing method using just vermiculite and no lime. http://www.shroomery.org/51/Easy-Casing-Method
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