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will calcium carbonate be needed
    #12022973 - 02/13/10 05:47 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

I have not decided if i am going to use a casing for my cubes yet. If i do, i have verm/peat/oyster shells, should i buy calcium carbonate or is that what the oyster shells are for? I will be using gypsum in my substrate so i assume i will not need it for my casing.

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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Mushymush420]
    #12023037 - 02/13/10 05:58 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

Calcium carbonate of some sort (usually lime) is required if you are working with peat, you want to balance the pH.


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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Doc_T]
    #12023091 - 02/13/10 06:08 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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Calcium carbonate of some sort (usually lime) is required if you are working with peat, you want to balance the pH.




Hydrated lime? I thought i read something about this burning the mycelium. Any specific product that i can use?

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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Mushymush420]
    #12023126 - 02/13/10 06:14 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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Doc_T said:
Calcium carbonate of some sort (usually lime) is required if you are working with peat, you want to balance the pH.




Hydrated lime? I thought i read something about this burning the mycelium. Any specific product that i can use?





Too much can burn it...I use jiffy mix 50/50 peat moss verm with some lime tossed in for casing. Walmart sells it.

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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Jiggle]
    #12023520 - 02/13/10 07:17 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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Too much can burn it...




Exactly- if you are working with hydrated lime, use far less than if you use limestone flour.
I'm sure the search engine can give exact quantities to use with any form you find.


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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Doc_T]
    #12023531 - 02/13/10 07:18 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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Too much can burn it...




Exactly- if you are working with hydrated lime, use far less than if you use limestone flour.
I'm sure the search engine can give exact quantities to use with any form you find.





or get some PH tester strips or meter. I think the Ph you want is around 7-8 PH

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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Shea25]
    #12023716 - 02/13/10 07:50 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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Shea25 said: or AND get some PH tester strips or meter.



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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Jiggle]
    #12023735 - 02/13/10 07:53 PM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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Doc_T said:
Calcium carbonate of some sort (usually lime) is required if you are working with peat, you want to balance the pH.




Hydrated lime? I thought i read something about this burning the mycelium. Any specific product that i can use?





Too much can burn it...I use jiffy mix 50/50 peat moss verm with some lime tossed in for casing. Walmart sells/ it.




Jiffy mix like the stuff used for baking? Where can i aquire this?

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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Mushymush420]
    #12025956 - 02/14/10 06:52 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

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Jiffy mix like the stuff used for baking? Where can i aquire this?




Think about it one more time:smirk:

Can be confusing, due to the name...

Check hereto get an idea what it's about.

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Re: will calcium carbonate be needed [Re: Fahkface]
    #12026006 - 02/14/10 07:19 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

hydrated lime @myco supply these are the folks i order my hydrated lyme from. The are expensive, aspecialy shipping. But this stuff works good. I have heard alot of storys of folks getting hydrated lime that burned there myc.That is why i chose to order from this company. I

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