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Proper Vermiculite Size?
    #10593081 - 06/29/09 03:49 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Hello,
There is only one company that offers vermiculite where I live and they have several types. What size do I need?


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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: Estario]
    #10593087 - 06/29/09 03:50 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

id say medium :thumbup:

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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: OogieBoogie]
    #10593101 - 06/29/09 03:54 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: Estario]
    #10593222 - 06/29/09 04:20 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Bigger vermiculite chunks are great for an airy texture in bulk substrates.

You can put coarse vermiculite in your blender and turn it into fine vermiculite if you need fine for the verm. barrier in PF style jars.


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Edited by uncle_rico (06/29/09 04:22 PM)

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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: uncle_rico]
    #10593352 - 06/29/09 04:52 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

2. if you ask them for help and say that you're going to cultivate mushrooms, they'll advice you 2.

Edited by Carcass (06/29/09 04:53 PM)

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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: Carcass]
    #10595843 - 06/30/09 01:27 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

So the best is with size -2 or -4? In the above post everybody advices for something different. :laugh:


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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: Estario]
    #10597504 - 06/30/09 12:14 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Medium .... 4

Now you've got three votes for it.

Good luck MAN.


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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: uncle_rico]
    #10598079 - 06/30/09 02:24 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

for pf tek- fine or medium is best. not powder and not chunks of rocks either. so yeah... i guess medium. because if you need a smaller particle size you can sift the contents of the bag for a finer texture. 
i guess thats an option too?
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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: chronosync]
    #10601334 - 07/01/09 12:28 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Thank you for the answers. I have been growing mainly casings without spawning. Are PF Cakes better? Since I have a vendor I can make some and not use it only for the casing mix. I have seen some amazing results with cakes, but from what I have read casing is better. Any opinions?


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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: Estario]
    #10601528 - 07/01/09 01:21 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Cakes seem easier to keep without infection, especially with fine verm for the barrier (PFTek style). Casing might be more productive. So the question is, what do YOU mean by "better"? In the end, if you've had success with casings and feel that you're getting the amount you'd like, great. If you've had problems with infections and that's the reason why you've become interested in good sized vermiculite for PFTek, then get yourself some good, stable and steady grows from cakes!! I would also recommend the finer vermiculite in dryer climate, but you should prob experiment with different ratios for moisture.

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Re: Proper Vermiculite Size? [Re: entheogenicist]
    #10601866 - 07/01/09 04:58 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Here's the verm I use with a Corona bottle cap for scale. I don't know what grade this is, though. It worked great for my first grow, netting about 2oz dry from nine 1/2 pint cakes, and my next set of ten cakes is almost fully colonized. Also rolls & sticks fine to dunked cakes.


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