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ecotopia
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How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity?
#19508659 - 02/01/14 11:14 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Question's in the title.
Don't go telling me one quart this and one gallon that works perfectly with one liter coir etc. because I'm from England and don't know these measurements.
My trays have 14 litre capacity and I thought up a mix of coir, verm and grain which would equal around 12.75 litres but I have since decided to add coffee grounds or chicken poo for nitrogen and pasteurize them all together. But I don't know how much water I should use to achieve perfect field capacity so I would have to probably lower it.
My guess would be pour into a pillow case once it's cooled a little, twist the pillow case and then keep going to squeeze all the water out until no more drips are seen to fall but water still gathers when squeezed.
Would this do?
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: ecotopia]
#19508669 - 02/01/14 11:17 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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I have done that twisting things a few times before and it has worked most of those times.
Give it a go unless someone is able to give you a foolproof method.
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: Ace1928]
#19508697 - 02/01/14 11:24 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Add more verm. love to the UK.
Edited by Caddilac (02/01/14 11:25 PM)
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: Caddilac]
#19508746 - 02/01/14 11:41 PM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Keep adding water... if its too wet... add moar verms
It sounds like you know what you're doing!
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ecotopia
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: PirateSwazey]
#19508822 - 02/02/14 12:06 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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"It sounds like you know what you're doing"
I'm pretty thorough and normally get things right in the end but I'm not quite there yet. Close, but not quite
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GimpCollector
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: ecotopia]
#19509027 - 02/02/14 01:30 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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What's a litre?
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exzile
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: GimpCollector]
#19509061 - 02/02/14 01:45 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Litre....
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: exzile]
#19509116 - 02/02/14 02:08 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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i don't want a large farva i want a litre of cola!!
......do we have litre a cola?????
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: God Stamet]
#19509121 - 02/02/14 02:11 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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edit...oops
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SGFC(Shotgun Fruiting Chamber), Monotub Tek, Damion5050's Coir Tek, TL's Tek List, Frank's Tek List,
EvilMushroom666's Pasteurization Tek, How It Should & Shouldn't Look - NEW CULTIVATORS GUIDE
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Edited by PussyFart (02/02/14 02:12 AM)
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God Stamet
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: PussyFart]
#19509127 - 02/02/14 02:14 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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wow. talk about troll video of the century.... too late i saw it lol
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Edited by God Stamet (02/02/14 02:14 AM)
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: God Stamet]
#19509141 - 02/02/14 02:23 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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just keep adding qt's and mixing and checking after about 4 qt's per brick by squeezing a handfull, add more water till your happy
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Re: How to get pasteurized coir with additives back to field capacity? [Re: ecotopia]
#19509271 - 02/02/14 03:36 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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200g coir 60g verm 970 g/ml water 20g used coffee grounds 20g gypsum Should get you close to field capacity. Makes enough for four jars worth of these 200g Maxwell house instant coffee jars>

Pasteurised like this>Pasteurising bulk substrate/casing Which will fit into a 6L prestige hi-dome PC.
Two jars of the bulk sub to one jar spawn per bucket>
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