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soli
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doing my first martha... shopping advice please!
#14294093 - 04/15/11 03:58 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hey, so I've been growing bulk for about a year, either fruiting in monotubs or filterpatch bags using 50/50 poo and straw mix.
I just put together my first martha, using trash bags + tape on the bottom, with a hose running in Sonic Mist , aimed at the top blowing to the side..
I currently do not have access to horse shit for reasons not worth going into, but to my knowledge, I can get just as auccessful results in the Martha using a different bulk substrate. My spawn is wbs (some jars are kinda old and may have gone dormant but I hope still will work).
Anyways, I have a bunch of straw (as well as crushed oyster shell, which I'm not sure will work or if I need lime), and I've been chatting on #cultivation trying to get a proper shopping list together for my bulk substrate , as well as reading the forums.
Can anyone here recommend a recipe that has worked great for them in the past in Marthas (cubensis) ?
At this point I have the impression I will get great results mixing 1 brick of coir:2qts verm:1 handful of hydrated lime (OR OYSTER SHELL???)
I want to add straw into the mix, if this is a good idea, or at least make one tray with straw.
Is this a good recipe? What about casing it with peat ? Or rather than mixing it all up n pasteurizing, what if I just used pasteurized straw + a coir or verm casing layer.. or a bulk substrate of coir+(verm)+straw cased with peat and verm .?
I apologize for the silly questions that are all over the boards, but I only got about $40 and I would love to get the best supplies I can today, based on the recommendations of some current growers experienced with Marthas.
Thanks guys! I'll go shopping with a proper list upon some feedback please!
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Doc_T
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Re: doing my first martha... shopping advice please! [Re: soli]
#14294222 - 04/15/11 05:11 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Coir/verm/gypsum <-- not oyster shell
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soli
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Re: doing my first martha... shopping advice please! [Re: Doc_T]
#14294231 - 04/15/11 05:15 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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so no lime?
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Doc_T
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Re: doing my first martha... shopping advice please! [Re: soli]
#14294239 - 04/15/11 05:18 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Coir/verm/gypsum <-- not lime
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soli
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Re: doing my first martha... shopping advice please! [Re: soli]
#14294249 - 04/15/11 05:26 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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well , what recipe would you suggest I use for the bulk substrate for my martha? I really don't want to waste money
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soli
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Re: doing my first martha... shopping advice please! [Re: soli]
#14294253 - 04/15/11 05:29 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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and should i case it? or are you saying just to pasteurize coir/gypsum/verm and then mix it with the wbs and put it in the tray and put in martha?
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Gzaajhom
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Re: doing my first martha... shopping advice please! [Re: soli]
#14294290 - 04/15/11 05:50 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
soli said: and should i case it? or are you saying just to pasteurize coir/gypsum/verm and then mix it with the wbs and put it in the tray and put in martha?
After you mix your spawn with the bulk sub, you need to let it colonize first. Cover the tray with foil, poke a couple holes with a fork or something, and then wait a week. Use standard 50/50 casing
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