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 evilacid
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 quick question about cake substrate 
#1257893 - 01/29/03 08:58 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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ok well iv ordered my spores from thelittleguy got the tresure coast strain for my frist attempt at growing in southflorida so it stay like 75 to 76 in my room i got 2 questions iv read alot of teks and imma be useing 1/2 pint jars but some teks say use more of this and that like for example one tek says
For each 1/2 pint jar mix 2/3 cup vermiculite and 1/4 cup brown rice flour in a mixing bowl. Adaptation-23 When these ingredients are well mixed, add 1/4 cup of water for each 1/2 pint jar you plan to prepare
step 7. get a large mixing bowl and put 1/2 cup of vermiculite in the bottom, level out.
step 8. cover the vermiculite with 1/4 cup of the ground rice flour evenly.
step 9. sprinkle on 1/4 cup of spring water.
so what is the right ammount i should use also what is the best way to get my incubator to 85 degress to start the grow in the jars a heating pad with like towels over it or what thank you for all the help
Jeff 
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vatoloco
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Post deleted by MOE THE MAD SCIENTIST [Re: evilacid]
#1257945 - 01/29/03 09:16 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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 SubGen1us
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Re: quick question about cake substrate [Re: evilacid]
#1257946 - 01/29/03 09:16 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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[edit] Nm 
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Edited by SubGen1us (01/29/03 09:19 AM)
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evilacid
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Re: quick question about cake substrate [Re: vatoloco]
#1258147 - 01/29/03 10:28 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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1/8 cup of brown rice powder (Health food stores and co-ops)
1/2 - 2/3 cup of horticultural vermiculite (medium grade) (garden centers and hardware)
40-45 cc's (milliliters) of water or (a little less than 1/4 cup) (1&1/2 ounces) (3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon)
which is the right one 1/2 or 2/3?
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shirley knott
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 Re: quick question about cake substrate [Re: evilacid]
#1258222 - 01/29/03 10:47 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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which is the right one 1/2 or 2/3?
depends - different flour sources and particle size, different verm particle size, even different water. somewhere between 50% and 65%. don't worry too much about it. try the fungifun.org link above, for a great way to get the water content right.
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Anno
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Re: quick question about cake substrate [Re: evilacid]
#1258247 - 01/29/03 10:56 AM (14 years, 7 months ago) |
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You might want to check the PF formula update :
http://www.fanaticus.com/pf-update.htm
Or prepare the substrate acording to this:
http://www.fungifun.org/pf/pf_en.htm
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