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vermiculite help.
    #22024161 - 07/31/15 12:20 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I can only find course and fine grade. What should I do?


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: Free123]
    #22024168 - 07/31/15 12:21 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

What tek you using? Course is generally good for all of em


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: PinPornProducer]
    #22024170 - 07/31/15 12:22 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

BRF


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: Free123]
    #22024173 - 07/31/15 12:23 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Verm is for water retention so course is the way to go


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: PinPornProducer]
    #22024179 - 07/31/15 12:25 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Thanks!


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: Free123]
    #22024197 - 07/31/15 12:29 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: PinPornProducer]
    #22024309 - 07/31/15 01:03 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Verm is for water retention so course is the way to go




Have you heard or using bags of peat moss and coconut husk?


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: Free123]
    #22024338 - 07/31/15 01:15 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Coconut husk is coco coir. Yes, both can be used in a casing. Coir is also used as a bulk substrate. If your doing cakes you'll want verm


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: PinPornProducer]
    #22024460 - 07/31/15 01:54 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

wouldn't 1 qt of fine grade verm hold more water than 1qt of coarse? more verm/less dead space?

either way I'd recommend fine verm for the dry verm barrier.


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: spacechildo]
    #22024464 - 07/31/15 01:56 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

I'm new...but I've used fine Vermiculite in several cake grows...always worked for me.
I think it's just personal preference, but I could be wrong.
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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: Darkhome]
    #22024556 - 07/31/15 02:16 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

When I ran pftek I liked the course verm for coating the cakes because of it being more airy and seemed to help with better pinsets. But for a dry verm layer fine is better for sure but with all the bags of course verm I have bought there has been plenty of fine verm shake mixed in


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: PinPornProducer]
    #22024568 - 07/31/15 02:19 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Coconut husk is coco coir. Yes, both can be used in a casing. Coir is also used as a bulk substrate. If your doing cakes you'll want verm




Since I'm doing cakes can I do a bulk w/ coir, verm, and cow manure (pasteurized of course)?


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: Free123]
    #22024590 - 07/31/15 02:24 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Sure, you can just crumble the fully colonized cakes and mix them with the coir/verm/poo. Ppl do it pretty often, I never have but I've seen good results from other cultivators that have


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: PinPornProducer]
    #22024597 - 07/31/15 02:26 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

How fine should I crumble the cakes? Marble size?


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: Free123]
    #22024621 - 07/31/15 02:33 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

Use a cheese grater...works amazing...use the search bar...see for yourself.


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Re: vermiculite help. [Re: Free123]
    #22024741 - 07/31/15 03:04 PM (8 years, 5 months ago)

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Coconut husk is coco coir. Yes, both can be used in a casing. Coir is also used as a bulk substrate. If your doing cakes you'll want verm




Since I'm doing cakes can I do a bulk w/ coir, verm, and cow manure (pasteurized of course)?



Yes, always pasteurize properly when working with manure, there is little room for error. If you go over the pasteurization times(140-160f) for more than 10 minutes or don't pasteurize for the full hour, you will be getting trich without a doubt. Check out Frank Horrigan's writeup on pasteurizing, it's extremely helpful. :super:


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