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Skrill
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Casing, Depth vs. Length
#1677791 - 07/01/03 07:19 PM (21 years, 6 months ago) |
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Ok lets say i have 25 square inches of substrate to use in a casing. Would a 2" x 12.5" layer grow more than a 1" X 25" layer or a 3" X 8.33" Layer? Basically i just want to know what is more important as far as yields go...depth of substrate or how much surface area you spread the substrate across.
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Re: Casing, Depth vs. Length [Re: Skrill]
#1677803 - 07/01/03 07:25 PM (21 years, 6 months ago) |
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IME, I've noticed that it doesn't make much of a difference, but a shallower substrate depth leads to bigger flushes in the first few flushes, and a deeper one produces more flushes. I prefer shallow, myself, but it's harder to case evenly with a shallower substrate depth. I never go below ~ 1/2 inch of casing.
Most people reccomend an inch, but if you're good at casing you can prolly go down to ~ 1/4" (I've had constant good results from this.) Note I also use just peat/lime.
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Re: Casing, Depth vs. Length [Re: micro]
#1677837 - 07/01/03 07:41 PM (21 years, 6 months ago) |
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deep makes bigger shrooms and more flush's the larger the casing as in surface area you'll have more room for pins.so go deep and big you'll have a day
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Re: Casing, Depth vs. Length [Re: charvo]
#1677861 - 07/01/03 07:49 PM (21 years, 6 months ago) |
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But if you had the option of long vs deep which would you choose....choosing both defeats the whole purpose of the question.
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Re: Casing, Depth vs. Length [Re: Skrill]
#1677944 - 07/01/03 08:20 PM (21 years, 6 months ago) |
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deep substrates provide more nutrients and the structure to produce constant flushes. also, shallow casings tend to dry out faster as well, ime
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Re: Casing, Depth vs. Length [Re: soochi]
#1678148 - 07/01/03 09:27 PM (21 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
soochi said: deep substrates provide more nutrients .. ..
aren't casings non-nutritious?
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Re: Casing, Depth vs. Length [Re: switchstants]
#1678360 - 07/01/03 11:01 PM (21 years, 6 months ago) |
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deep "substrates" is what he said....the substrate is the nutricious part of the casing
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Re: Casing, Depth vs. Length [Re: Skrill]
#1678398 - 07/01/03 11:14 PM (21 years, 6 months ago) |
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well, the situation looks like this to me: If you go deep but not long, you get BIG mushies, if you go long but not deep, you get a larger amount of fruits, but they arent as big. So really, go with whatever is easily available to you...
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george castanza
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deep substrate kicks ass over shallow subtrate
at least thats what kramer says
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true dat George, I was thinking of writing that i prefer to have the big shrooms over a bunch of...putians. and Sienfeld is the greatest!
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