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paperbackwriter
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Re: top layer AND casing? and another casing question? [Re: blindingleaf]
#22407533 - 10/20/15 07:23 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Is lime good for CV casings too?
Been thinking about picking some up.
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blindingleaf
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Re: top layer AND casing? and another casing question? [Re: paperbackwriter]
#22407545 - 10/20/15 07:28 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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i guess if u were to lime it a bit, it would help prevent the culture from eating it quickly? i don't think it would hurt.
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Re: top layer AND casing? and another casing question? [Re: micro]
#22407710 - 10/20/15 08:33 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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micro said: oh, just a tip but it wasn't said - if you add a thin layer of vermiculite underneath the myc it will prevent it from sitting in a pool of water
this is questionable IMO do you mean put a layer of verm on the bottom of your mono then spawn as usual? I don't see the point the myc will absorb the water from the bottom of the tub anyways if it needs it so why add a stagnant layer of un-colinized verm what are the benefits? IMO a liner is the only thing that should be under your substrate
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micro
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Re: top layer AND casing? and another casing question? [Re: tetherface]
#22408428 - 10/20/15 09:31 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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vermiculite is very much dead and won't contaminate anything
and yeah, stagnant water is bad
the myc won't absorb it all, you using clear plastic you can see through?
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bodhisatta 
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Re: top layer AND casing? and another casing question? [Re: micro]
#22408650 - 10/20/15 10:21 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yea I much prefer water to having verm under my shit.
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oontribe

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Re: top layer AND casing? and another casing question? [Re: bodhisatta]
#22408929 - 10/20/15 11:34 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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sorry to interrupt the verm conversation.
i have a question regarding the peat...its known in gardening that peatmoss shouldnt be dried or you wouldnt be able to rehydrate it! is there any precautions should i be aware of when using it as a casing layer?
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Machiavelliavore
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Re: top layer AND casing? and another casing question? [Re: tetherface]
#22409448 - 10/20/15 01:53 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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tetherface said:
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micro said: oh, just a tip but it wasn't said - if you add a thin layer of vermiculite underneath the myc it will prevent it from sitting in a pool of water
this is questionable IMO do you mean put a layer of verm on the bottom of your mono then spawn as usual? I don't see the point the myc will absorb the water from the bottom of the tub anyways if it needs it so why add a stagnant layer of un-colinized verm what are the benefits? IMO a liner is the only thing that should be under your substrate
I don't like the idea. Any excess condensation should be easily absorbed by the sub or collect meaninglessly under the liner.
With peat casing, I like to add all my water to the Peat moss, as I think it hydrates more evenly and distributes the lime better. Then I add the verm and massage it together with my hands, as I find peat to be intrinsically clumpy.
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I spawned some popcorn casings and had double-overlay cause I didn't put enough hydrogen peroxide in my automated aquarium mister. I only got one mushroom so I cut off the head part where the seeds fall from and put it in a jar of LC and sprayed it all over a tin of PF cakes I made with gravel, cardboard, and bisquick in my microwave. I think it will be good cause B+ is so potent. Triggered yet? Only a square would say "a cube is a cube."
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oontribe

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Re: top layer AND casing? and another casing question? [Re: Machiavelliavore]
#22412269 - 10/21/15 04:48 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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thanks man your comments are always helpful!
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