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Muffinman1552
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what kind of substrate do you prefer?
#19026016 - 10/24/13 02:23 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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do you prefer manure? BRF? rye grain? and why? are there particular kinds of substrates and brands to avoid? What kind of adjustments do you make and if any to improve the cultivation process?
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: Muffinman1552]
#19026082 - 10/24/13 02:33 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Wbs spawned to coir/verm/gypsum. It's cheap and easy and it works very well. What more could you ask for in a substrate
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: Muffinman1552]
#19026085 - 10/24/13 02:34 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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rye is spawn not substrate and brf is spawn too.
manure can be substrate but I prefer to just use coir+vermiculite+water
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: rumfor69]
#19026117 - 10/24/13 02:38 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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rumfor69 said: rye is spawn not substrate and brf is spawn too.
Rye would be the substrate if you just had a casing layer on top of it.
And cakes are substrates until spawned.
Anything the mycellium can grow on can technically be called a substrate.
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: PussyFart]
#19026153 - 10/24/13 02:47 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Notahacker420 said:
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rumfor69 said: rye is spawn not substrate and brf is spawn too.
Rye would be the substrate if you just had a casing layer on top of it.-(why its called casing your spawn not casing ur substrate)
And cakes are substrates until spawned.-(thus still making them spawn)
Anything the mycellium can grow on can technically be called a substrate.-(not really cause you spawn to a substrate not substrate to substrate)
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: rumfor69]
#19026164 - 10/24/13 02:49 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yea, but if you did not spawn it, and just cased grains, what would you call the grains?
Spawn? What was it spawned to?
How about cakes that are fruited as cakes?
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: PussyFart]
#19026204 - 10/24/13 02:55 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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its spawn cause you spawned it in the jar they would be called cased spawn.
Cake is a nick name weather its a brf or rye berry ur still just fruiting what yo I spawned in a jar.
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: rumfor69]
#19026210 - 10/24/13 02:56 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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You guys are getting too technical here
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: Stromrider]
#19026217 - 10/24/13 02:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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plus you dunk and roll a cake to case it xo its cased spawn too
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: Stromrider]
#19026222 - 10/24/13 02:58 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Stromrider said: You guys are getting too technical here
I agree, lol.
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: PussyFart]
#19026229 - 10/24/13 03:00 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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the OP was comparing manure to rye grains so some tech is definitely need lol
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: rumfor69]
#19026308 - 10/24/13 03:13 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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ok, spawn and substrate are different. fair enough. Now, could someone provide a definite explaination as to what the actual technical difference is? because I was under the impression that substrate was substrate, whether it was to be used as spawn for other substrate or as fully colonized material. I could be wrong though. Also, after a recent attempt to make brf cakes out of something labelled as "brown rice bread crumbs" I realized that there are products which are not suited for cultivation. The ingredients were listed as containing only organic long grain brown rice, however nothing would grow from it and now im wondering if there are any other sorts of things to avoid.
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: Muffinman1552]
#19026366 - 10/24/13 03:24 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Muffinman1552 said: The ingredients were listed as containing only organic long grain brown rice, however nothing would grow from it and now im wondering if there are any other sorts of things to avoid.
If this is true for mold as well, you may have a lawsuit on your hands for false advertisement.
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: MacMerdin]
#19026390 - 10/24/13 03:29 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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spawn is in jars thats why theyre called jars of spawn.
you then mix them with a properly pasturized substrate i mix 50/50
I prefer coir for substrate cause its cheap, easy to accuire from a hydro store by the bail, and is somewhat contam resistant.
You have to find a subtrate that you prefer to comfortably use
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: rumfor69]
#19026620 - 10/24/13 04:15 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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MacMerdin said:
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Muffinman1552 said: The ingredients were listed as containing only organic long grain brown rice, however nothing would grow from it and now im wondering if there are any other sorts of things to avoid.
If this is true for mold as well, you may have a lawsuit on your hands for false advertisement.
Nah, I wouldnt do that over somthing that grew cobweb mold on a few improperly sterilized samples. It just isnt viable for mycellium growth.
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rumfor69 said: spawn is in jars thats why theyre called jars of spawn.
you then mix them with a properly pasturized substrate i mix 50/50
I prefer coir for substrate cause its cheap, easy to accuire from a hydro store by the bail, and is somewhat contam resistant.
You have to find a subtrate that you prefer to comfortably use
that makes plenty of sense.
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: PussyFart]
#19028004 - 10/24/13 08:09 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Merriam-Webster dictionary: substrate-The earthy material in which an organism lives, or the surface or medium on which an organism grows or is attached. ...or open any biology book and flip to the glossary
Rumfor, are you insinuating that the glass jar is the substrate? Its growing on something, therefore there is a substrate - the grain or wbs, or cake (which is brf + verm or whatever you choose) for that matter.
I am new to this hobby, but I have taken plenty of science courses and have a minor in chemistry. The purpose of this forum is to add to the knowledge of the community, especially nooBs. You may be able to grow some mushrooms, but if you know nothing about the technical terms, DON'T GO SPREADING MISINFORMATION adamantly. Notahacker was correct the first time:
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Notahacker420 said: Rye would be the substrate if you just had a casing layer on top of it.
And cakes are substrates until spawned.
Anything the mycellium can grow on can technically be called a substrate.
Final Thoughts Confucius say "Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Open Your Mouth and Remove All Doubt"
Edited by tripluv (10/24/13 08:20 PM)
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: rumfor69]
#19028052 - 10/24/13 08:16 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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rumfor69 said: its spawn cause you spawned it in the jar they would be called cased spawn.
Cake is a nick name weather its a brf or rye berry ur still just fruiting what yo I spawned in a jar.
put down the bong and step away from the computer
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: Muffinman1552]
#19028111 - 10/24/13 08:25 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Muffinman1552 said: ok, spawn and substrate are different. fair enough. Now, could someone provide a definite explaination as to what the actual technical difference is? because I was under the impression that substrate was substrate, whether it was to be used as spawn for other substrate or as fully colonized material. I could be wrong though.
you're right, you can use a colonized substrate as spawn in more growing medium such as poo. substrate is no more than a growing medium, PF cakes, rye berries, horse poo.... all of it can be a substrate and it can all be used as spawn to expand a grow.
typically with spawn you want something small such as wild bird seed because when broken up it provides more inoculation points than substrates such as popcorn or rye berries, this will typically allow for faster colonization
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#19028160 - 10/24/13 08:32 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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This site is soooo full of so much contradicting information rye is spawn manure is a subtrate. Manure that's colonized can be used as spawn but its still starts as a substrate.
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Re: what kind of substrate do you prefer? [Re: rumfor69]
#19028269 - 10/24/13 08:51 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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rumfor69 said: rye is spawn manure is a subtrate.
Rye is only considered "spawn" if you spawn it.
If you case the rye in a tray, it is a substrate with a casing layer, and never was "spawn".
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rumfor69 said: Manure that's colonized can be used as spawn but its still starts as a substrate.
As do grains.
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Edited by PussyFart (10/24/13 08:51 PM)
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