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El_Captaino
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ratio of spawn/coir WBS 1
#21449771 - 03/24/15 02:35 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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I am wondering what is the difference of putting a 1:1 ratio of spawn/coir with a 2:1 spawn/coir? Is there more fruit yield with a 2:1 ratio or is there a same yield? I know that the more the spawn, the faster the colonization and less opportunity of contamination growth. So would this be the only reason or is yield also a factor in the ratio? I plan on doing a 1:1 ratio with 1 quart of spawn and 1 quart of coir.
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Re: ratio of spawn/coir WBS [Re: El_Captaino] 1
#21449787 - 03/24/15 02:46 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's really just how fast the spawn will colonize the bulk substrate. A faster colonization of the bulk means that contaminations are less likely to happen.
2:1 ratio is very safe for bulk. If you have enough space in your tub/ tray, 2:1 ratio is very good.
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Re: ratio of spawn/coir WBS [Re: Achillita] 1
#21449802 - 03/24/15 03:04 AM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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anytime you add more water food and surface area you get more mushrooms
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Re: ratio of spawn/coir WBS [Re: cronicr] 1
#21451950 - 03/24/15 03:55 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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cronicr said: anytime you add more water food and surface area you get more mushrooms
So what you are implying is that if the spawn/coir ratio was 1:2, there will be a high volume of mushrooms? Like Achillita says, it is more of a risk of contamination correct? I may do it the safe way and go for a spawn/coir ratio of 2:1 for safety measures
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Re: ratio of spawn/coir WBS [Re: El_Captaino] 1
#21451985 - 03/24/15 04:03 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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no i wouldn't' say there is any additional risk till you go past 1:4 or more with cubes the diff between colonizing times from 1:2 to 1:4 is a couple days at best
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Re: ratio of spawn/coir WBS [Re: El_Captaino] 1
#21451999 - 03/24/15 04:05 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Coir has a very low risk of contamination. Using 1 quart of spawn to 2 quarts of coir is very safe, some people will go to higher ratios, like 1:3 or 1:4. Higher spawn to bulk will make the colonization time faster though.
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Re: ratio of spawn/coir WBS [Re: Achillita] 1
#21452074 - 03/24/15 04:23 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Achillita said: Coir has a very low risk of contamination. Using 1 quart of spawn to 2 quarts of coir is very safe, some people will go to higher ratios, like 1:3 or 1:4. Higher spawn to bulk will make the colonization time faster though.
haha, that's actually lower spawn to bulk ratios. A higher than 1:2 spawn/bulk ratio would be 1:1, ect. You are correct in your assessment over higher spawn ratios closing vectors for contamination due to the exponential expansion of mushroom mycelium though. Good.
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Re: ratio of spawn/coir WBS [Re: hamloaf] 1
#21452082 - 03/24/15 04:25 PM (9 years, 1 month ago) |
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Oops yeah, thanks for catching that hamloaf!
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