Alot of people bake their casing layer. Thats how I found out about it. It's in a few teks and I've read a few posts on here where people have suggested the degrees and time. Some say 150 for an hour, others say 450 for 15-20 minutes.

How would I do it in a pressure cooker though? What would I put my casing in to put it in the pressure cooker?

Another question, The Lizard said he don't even sterlize his casing, he just takes it straight out of the bag and mixes it with colonized substrate and he's done, but everywhere you read you see how casing is suppose to be the easiest to get contamination and you need to make sure everything is sterile. Do I need to even sterlize it.

Just for educational purposes only, HOW DOES EVERYONE HERE PREPARE THEIR CASING (Sterlizing wise)?

I had the same problem. Couldn't find Jiffy Mix anywhere. I went to wal-mart a few times and asked the ladies back in the garden center if they had it and she said no, both times, and it was two different ladies. Well, one day I was just blowing time and I stumbled upon in, in the GOD DAMN garden section. It had a little section of its own, not with the verm, peat, and potting soil. The bag it comes in is got small holes (like pencil holes) to keep it airated, makes a hell of a mess in a trunk. But, yes, Walmart has it, but you have to look for it yourself. They seem to hire all the high school drop outs, so its hard to find anyone who knows what they are talking about.

As for verm, I use the finer type. I can't find, but have never really looked for, the courser type. If you have Jiffy Mix then thats what you apply to the top part of a casing, and the verm goes on bottom. So really, I don't think it matters if it's the finer grade.

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Originally posted by PappaKaps:
Muffin Bear,

But, yes, Walmart has it, but you have to look for it yourself. They seem to hire all the high school drop outs, so its hard to find anyone who knows what they are talking about.

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Man, that is so true. I went into Walmart the other day to buy a bag of vermiculite (I like the re-sealable bag kind they sell) and it wasn't there. I made the mistake of asking the girl who was working the gardening section if they had any more. I had to explain to her what vermiculite was. I was thinking, "How could you not know what vermiculite is?". Too funny.

-snarf