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thehaz3
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#14382802 - 05/01/11 01:56 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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i dont have verm. available so i was wondering if any types of fertilizer could be used as a substrate. i have some ag/gro lawn fertilizer and other types. i also i have wheat, flour, and rice. could i make some sort of substrate out of these things?
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thehaz3
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14382854 - 05/01/11 02:08 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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also, would whole grain corn starch work?
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14382884 - 05/01/11 02:13 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Strait coir will work great....its cheap and readily available at petstores
just make sure its pet grade and not from a garden centre they sometimes add anti bacterials to it....or just read the ingredients to make sure whats been added
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steelmonkey said: Strait coir will work great....its cheap and readily available at petstores
just make sure its pet grade and not from a garden centre they sometimes add anti bacterials to it....or just read the ingredients to make sure whats been added
this. if you can, get some gypsum and verm to add to the mixture, but one straight brick of coir is generally enough for a monotub
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Re: substrates [Re: MOPE]
#14383028 - 05/01/11 02:41 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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thats the thing its not very easy for me to get the verm. and other things thats why im wondering if some things i have readily available at the house will work.i have whole grain corn starch, different kinds of lawn fertilizers, flour, and rice. could i use any of these? and is gypsum the stuff in dry wall?
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14383050 - 05/01/11 02:45 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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the verm is not necessary, just a nice additive that makes your substrate a bit fluffier and adds some nutes
you could use rice as a spawn I guess but doesnt work real great
lawn fertilizers - no.
Just go to you local pet store. Get a 20 lb bag of Wild Bird Seed for like $4. Then go to the reptile aisle and pick up a brick of coir for like $3. Both guaranteed to be readily available if you have a pet store near you.
and yes, you can grind up dry wall to have some powered gypsum. or you could go to a local nursery and pick up garden gypsum.
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14383052 - 05/01/11 02:46 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Well I tried....
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steelmonkey said: Well I tried....
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Re: substrates [Re: MOPE]
#14383065 - 05/01/11 02:50 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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thanks both of you for the help. i have dry wall to get gypsum. is there anything i could mix with the gypsum that i already have?
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14383112 - 05/01/11 03:00 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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thehaz3 said: thanks both of you for the help. i have dry wall to get gypsum. is there anything i could mix with the gypsum that i already have?
your missing the point here, you cant make a bulk substrate out of straight gypsum. You need the brick of coir, then you can add up to like 15% gypsum. Any more than that is detrimental. you CAN NOT grow anything with just the shit you have now.
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MOPE said: Just go to you local pet store. Get a 20 lb bag of Wild Bird Seed for like $4. Then go to the reptile aisle and pick up a brick of coir for like $3. Both guaranteed to be readily available and super cheap if you have a pet store near you.
you need to do much more reading before you start growing anything
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Re: substrates [Re: MOPE]
#14383150 - 05/01/11 03:10 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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i didn't mean straight gypsum just meant could it be used with what i listed. i am a complete noob at this and i appreciate the help. ive read quite a bit about it and stuff but like i said its just hard for me to get out and get the stuff. could you list a few other things i could use for substrates?
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14383169 - 05/01/11 03:14 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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you can find more information here
http://www.shroomery.org/11333/Bulk-Substrates
there are so many additives that you could use im not gonna sit here and list them off
good luck tho hope it works out for ya
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Re: substrates [Re: MOPE]
#14383190 - 05/01/11 03:19 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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just get a brick of coco man. they have it on the internet. go to walmart get a prepaid credit card and order your shit
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14383192 - 05/01/11 03:19 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Were really trying to help you but your not listening,the materials you currently have are not acceptable for a bulk substrate
please take our advice and get what we suggested or if you can't your just going to have to wait until you can
Do you have spores yet or a FC?
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thehaz3
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yes i have spores, B+ cubensis thats what im trying to get it done fast as i can. i appreciate you're help
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also im not trying to make a bulk substrate, just something that i can get enough shrooms for me and a few friends to trip a few times
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14383317 - 05/01/11 03:45 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Ok so you want to make a PF cake I take it,your going to need vermiculite which you say you don't have
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thehaz3
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i have a sawdust/woodchip substrate already but im out of materials for it. since I already have spores, will they be fine for a few days, or week or so til i can get the other materials for pf cakes?
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14383537 - 05/01/11 04:23 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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yeah, spores stay good for a very long time, ive used year old syringes before no problem. I would wait till you get the stuff for the pf tek, patience is a necessity in this hobby
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Re: substrates [Re: thehaz3]
#14383540 - 05/01/11 04:24 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cubes wont grow in that sawdust/woodchip bag. Gonna need either woodlovers or edibles for that.
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