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tetherface
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Re: 8 days in with WBR, 0 mycelium [Re: The Medic]
#21880343 - 06/30/15 09:37 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Right on bro I understand that fractional sterilization works very well when done correctly and if it works for you that's awesome, I just like being able to process grain in 2 hours versus a few days but like you said use what is at your disposal this hobby doesn't have to break your bank
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Psilosopherr
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Re: 8 days in with WBR, 0 mycelium [Re: tetherface]
#21880810 - 06/30/15 11:12 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Never thought I'd see someone defending fraction over PC.
But by all means, try it and find out. experimentation over dogma
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The Medic
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Re: 8 days in with WBR, 0 mycelium [Re: matsc]
#21882678 - 07/01/15 12:08 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Vermiculite occurs naturally next to asbestos. Most vermiculite sold currently has approximately 1% asbestos, which is what qualifies as "asbestos free". While it may be useful for growing, I'm such a paranoid person I'd rather not deal with the whole thing. Not to mention the smallest amount near me is like a massive bag that I won't need even 1/10th of (unless I really continue this hobby for a while).
Plus rice is more inconspicuous. I'm just a guy buying rice for dinner, nothing suspicious about it
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The Medic
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Re: 8 days in with WBR, 0 mycelium [Re: Psilosopherr]
#21882690 - 07/01/15 12:11 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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It was certainly tedious, I won't lie. If I had a pressure cooker I would've definitely used it, but I couldn't find one anywhere around me at the time. I'll have to see if anything starts to grow in a week, then I'll have more concrete results.
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Psilosopherr
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Re: 8 days in with WBR, 0 mycelium [Re: The Medic]
#21882871 - 07/01/15 01:14 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
The Medic said: Vermiculite occurs naturally next to asbestos. Most vermiculite sold currently has approximately 1% asbestos, which is what qualifies as "asbestos free". While it may be useful for growing, I'm such a paranoid person I'd rather not deal with the whole thing. Not to mention the smallest amount near me is like a massive bag that I won't need even 1/10th of (unless I really continue this hobby for a while).
Plus rice is more inconspicuous. I'm just a guy buying rice for dinner, nothing suspicious about it 
well look at you. I didn't even know that about asbestos. I'm going to have to read more about that. 
For your paranoia issues, vermiculite has other uses. Its just a soil conditioner. (but I totally get it. The fear will keep you out of jail)
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matsc
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Re: 8 days in with WBR, 0 mycelium [Re: Psilosopherr]
#21882964 - 07/01/15 01:48 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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The vermiculite-asbestos thing, as far as I'm aware, was only for vermiculite mined from the Libby, Montana site. The majority of this vermiculite was used in insulation, and yes some of it was contaminated. However, this mine closed in 1990, and as far as I'm aware the more recent sources of the stuff are completely and utterly asbestos free. If I have a chance I may toss some of mine under one of the high power scopes on campus and look for asbestos traces, but I'm comfortable enough with it as is.
That said, I can completely understand trying to be inconspicuous. I only grow edible species, and I've had the cops show up at my apartment twice asking what I'm growing (Though that may have had to do with the 180W LED grow lamp I had in my spare closet that made my room bright pink. Yay chili peppers). I've also had checkout clerks try to tell me they were sure vermiculite was used in bomb making. (I'm in southern arizona, our soil is rock hard caliche and clay, vermiculite helps break it up )
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Edited by matsc (07/01/15 01:49 PM)
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spacechildo
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Re: 8 days in with WBR, 0 mycelium [Re: matsc]
#21883225 - 07/01/15 02:57 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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another verm = dangerous asbestos thread...
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