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What's it called when you put 1/2" of coir/verm on top of tub? Casing?
    #16180579 - 05/04/12 06:49 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Okay, so I've read numerous times that cubes do not benefit from casing.  So, question is, is the 1/2" of coir/verm that people normally frost the top of their monotubs with considered a casing?  I ask because for my latest tub, which is on day 12 of consolidation, I didn't use the frosting layer.  I just mixed it all together.  Did I dun goof?  It all looks fine.  I was just wondering what the general consensus here was.

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Re: What's it called when you put 1/2" of coir/verm on top of tub? Casing? [Re: Bluemookie]
    #16180584 - 05/04/12 06:54 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

yup its a casing
yup you did good


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Re: What's it called when you put 1/2" of coir/verm on top of tub? Casing? [Re: Bluemookie]
    #16180586 - 05/04/12 06:55 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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Bluemookie said:
Okay, so I've read numerous times that cubes do not benefit from casing.  So, question is, is the 1/2" of coir/verm that people normally frost the top of their monotubs with considered a casing?  I ask because for my latest tub, which is on day 12 of consolidation, I didn't use the frosting layer.  I just mixed it all together.  Did I dun goof?  It all looks fine.  I was just wondering what the general consensus here was.




People put a layer of substrate on top to help prevent contams from getting directly onto the mycelium. A casing layer wouldn't have nutritional value, and would just be used to keep RH up. As you said though, cubes don't necessarily need a casing layer.



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yup its a casing
yup you did good




Pretty sure it's not a casing he is talking about. And he asked if he dun goofed, not if he did good. :tongue2:


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Re: What's it called when you put 1/2" of coir/verm on top of tub? Casing? [Re: RPW]
    #16180594 - 05/04/12 07:02 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

1/2 in on top has to be a casing layer couldnt be anything else
there are people who spawn to balk then cover up with more substrate
but not a 1/2in


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Re: What's it called when you put 1/2" of coir/verm on top of tub? Casing? [Re: Dazed Belief]
    #16180596 - 05/04/12 07:04 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Technically not a casing layer. I'll leave the proof as an exercise for the students.

I think of coir as "self-casing". I use that top layer (1/4" to 1/2") and recommend others do as well.


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Re: What's it called when you put 1/2" of coir/verm on top of tub? Casing? [Re: Doc_T]
    #16180602 - 05/04/12 07:09 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

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Technically not a casing layer. I'll leave the proof as an exercise for the students.

I think of coir as "self-casing". I use that top layer (1/4" to 1/2") and recommend others do as well.




ive never went up to a 1/2in
1/4in sound about right and i do it on all my bulk tubs no matter what im using
i only do this to even everything out
seems to make a nicer pinset
i just then 1/2in would take awhile to colonize


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