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jannick1991
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ready to add casing layer ??
#21593596 - 04/25/15 02:40 AM (9 years, 26 days ago) |
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hello im new at this hobby and im goin to try a casing layer for a change. i never used it before so i dont know when is the right time to add it. Here is a picture of my substrate its about 9 or 10 days ago i put to colinize.
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oregon.trailboy
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Re: ready to add casing layer ?? [Re: jannick1991]
#21593612 - 04/25/15 02:50 AM (9 years, 26 days ago) |
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Wait til its 100% colonized and then add your casing layer. I see a few uncolonized spots so I'd wait a few days then case it!
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FoxShroom
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So what makes this different from Damion5050's Coir Tek that you don't add a casing layer immediately?
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hamloaf
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Re: ready to add casing layer ?? [Re: FoxShroom]
#21593903 - 04/25/15 07:14 AM (9 years, 25 days ago) |
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Damion's coir tek uses what we call in the industry a "pseudo-casing layer". A pseudo-casing layer is a thin layer of bulk substrate materials applied over the top of the bulk substrate immediately prior to the constrution of the bulk substrate. Helps guard the substrate's moisture content. A standard-averaged casing cover is mainly comprised of 50/50 peat moss/vermiculite, and pasteurized for an hour and a half.
With cubensis, the standard-average casing cover is to be applied to the bulk substrate at full colonization, or after pins form. A casing applied after pins form is known as a "late" casing. At the point of the application of the casing layer, you can either introduce the substrate into fruiting conditions, or allow the casing cover to become about 20% colonized before introducing into fruiting.
Chilean cased with 50/50+ fruitied in a GH. Tray was fruitied as soon as it was cased.
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FoxShroom
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Re: ready to add casing layer ?? [Re: hamloaf]
#21593919 - 04/25/15 07:22 AM (9 years, 25 days ago) |
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Quote:
hamloaf said: Damion's coir tek uses what we call in the industry a "pseudo-casing layer". A pseudo-casing layer is a thin layer of bulk substrate materials applied over the top of the bulk substrate immediately prior to the constrution of the bulk substrate. Helps guard the substrate's moisture content. A standard-averaged casing cover is mainly comprised of 50/50 peat moss/vermiculite, and pasteurized for an hour and a half.
With cubensis, the standard-average casing cover is to be applied to the bulk substrate at full colonization, or after pins form. A casing applied after pins form is known as a "late" casing. At the point of the application of the casing layer, you can either introduce the substrate into fruiting conditions, or allow the casing cover to become about 20% colonized before introducing into fruiting.
Chilean cased with 50/50+ fruitied in a GH. Tray was fruitied as soon as it was cased.

What would the pros and cons of both methods be?
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Kizzle
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Re: ready to add casing layer ?? [Re: FoxShroom]
#21595030 - 04/25/15 01:01 PM (9 years, 25 days ago) |
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If you're growing Cubensis I would add it now.
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