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Mushroom-Hut Shop: Substrate Mix

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improving a straight verm casing with gypsum and C.carbonate
    #6750437 - 04/05/07 12:14 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

I know that straight verm is not the best option for a casing layer but I would like to do some experiment with it adding gypsum and C.carbonate... what would be the recommended percentage of both by volume?


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Re: improving a straight verm casing with gypsum and C.carbonate [Re: FGL]
    #6754041 - 04/06/07 12:23 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

would be a 5% of each a good idea?


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Re: improving a straight verm casing with gypsum and C.carbonate [Re: FGL]
    #6755301 - 04/06/07 06:36 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

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would be a 5% of each a good idea?




sugestions please :bongload:


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Re: improving a straight verm casing with gypsum and C.carbonate [Re: FGL]
    #6755383 - 04/06/07 07:10 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

Straight verm is a VERY poor casing layer.
It tends to compact down.
It does not have much air space in it.
If you have PERLITE, add about 30%.
If you have coir, add about 5%.

That will get you far better consistency.

A bit of oyster shell flour, mixed in, will suffice.
Since there is no peat in the mix.


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Re: improving a straight verm casing with gypsum and C.carbonate [Re: agar]
    #6755419 - 04/06/07 07:24 PM (16 years, 10 months ago)

The best improvement to a verm casing is to mix it half and half with peatmoss. As agar said, vermiculite is poor by itself, regardless of if you use gypsum. I wouldn't use lime because verm is already neutral.
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Re: improving a straight verm casing with gypsum and C.carbonate [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #8068449 - 02/25/08 12:42 PM (16 years, 1 day ago)

im having a bitch of time finding the right kind of lime for a casing layer, i have verm and gypsum and can get peat moss. how necassary is the lime if i use 50/50 verm/peat ? i didnt want to go that route cause i thought you needed the lime with the peat moss but if 50/50 verm/peat is better than straight verm ill go ahead and do that instead.


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Re: improving a straight verm casing with gypsum and C.carbonate [Re: Malkoth]
    #16103183 - 04/17/12 06:20 PM (11 years, 10 months ago)

Mal, do you have any plant nurseries in your area? You should be able to pick it up easy as pie there


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