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Gypsum ?
    #12053333 - 02/18/10 11:24 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

So a lot of people talk about the use of gypsum and I would like to know what it's for. I didn't use any for my cakes but with what people say o probably should of. What if after I let my cakes consolidate and then after I dunk them would rollin them in maybe a verm gypsum mix help? Should I not fuck with this?

Also another question I have 12 cakes and 3 of them have little growth. I want to make an agar grow or something similar to that but I don't have any more spores at the moment is there something I can do with maybe one of the cakes?


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Re: Gypsum ? [Re: CapZilla]
    #12053348 - 02/18/10 11:27 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

I wouldn't risk taking the cakes out, because non-100% cakes will bring contams to agar like flies to a horses ass.

I use some gypsum, about 1TBSPN for any PC pot full that I make up....not sure about dunking and rolling in it though, I don't think it'd really help in potent quantities, but who knows. Maybe someone else will have a different take.


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Re: Gypsum ? [Re: CapZilla]
    #12053351 - 02/18/10 11:28 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

I googled, and found this for you

"It’s hard to overestimate the role gypsum plays in the compost preparation process. Even though it’s used in relatively small amounts — about 60 kg for a ton of compost, gypsum plays a decision role in the formation of the compost’s structure and pH level. The pH level, in turn, determines the content of nitrogen in the compost. It’s a very important indicator for the nutrition of mushroom mycelium. The point is that the mushroom mycelium assimilates organic nitrogen, and can «eat up» the ammoniac one"

http://agaricus.ru/en/doc/show/319/


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Re: Gypsum ? [Re: trishraymond]
    #12053363 - 02/18/10 11:30 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

Well slap my ass and call me Judas...then it may just be beneficial to the cakes to have a very small amount of powdered gypsum in some perlite when you do your roll.


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Re: Gypsum ? [Re: bare.whiterabbit]
    #12053403 - 02/18/10 11:35 AM (14 years, 10 months ago)

Thank you for the google search and now I what gypsum is for. So I should Use some in my perlite not on the cakes?


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