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EZ Straw "With Tack"?
    #24496313 - 07/20/17 01:08 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)



So I got some straw to do a few Panaeleous grows with. This time of year its hard to get bales of straw without leaving the city, I found these big bags of straw for mulch at Lowes for 8$.
Its already shredded, into pretty small pieces actually 2" or less for the most part I'd say.

I know people who have used EZ straw. But I didn't notice the "With Tack" until I got home.
It says it has a bonding agent that gives it a tackiness to hold it together some so wind or a heavy rain doesn't wash it away.

Anyone think that'll be a problem or had experience with this stuff?
I'm gunna give it a rinse before I soak it, make use a little extra dish soap in the soak as a surfucant

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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: mushpunx]
    #24496346 - 07/20/17 01:27 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I tried it once. Sticky stuff. Triched out pretty bad. Trying Standlee chopped straw next time.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: Morelman]
    #24496365 - 07/20/17 01:34 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Sticky huh? Shit. Im gunna soak a little bit see what its like.


Edit: I just gave a few big handfulls a little soak and it feels normal, just like chopped straw. I dunno I think it'll do fine , maybe give it an extra couple rinses :shrug:


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: Morelman]
    #24496492 - 07/20/17 02:34 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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Trying Standlee chopped straw next time.



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I can get it at tractor supply for $10.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: LotKid]
    #24496494 - 07/20/17 02:37 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I live in an inner city slum though :lol:
My license is suspended too. So I gotta take what I can get :lol:


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: mushpunx]
    #24496498 - 07/20/17 02:38 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

You're right about that. I'm curious to see how it works. Never tried EZ because of the tack.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: LotKid]
    #24496510 - 07/20/17 02:46 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I'll keep you updated. I played around with a bucket full, if I didn't read the bag I'd never know. Seems OK:shrug:


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: mushpunx]
    #24496517 - 07/20/17 02:50 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Cool. I was wondering if the tack would rinse off.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: LotKid]
    #24496522 - 07/20/17 02:52 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I hope so, I'll give it a couple rinses and some extra dish soap in the soak. Dish soap is a surfucant, it takes off the waxy coating from the outside of the straw and let's it absorb water


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: mushpunx]
    #24496534 - 07/20/17 03:00 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Cool. Definitely post your findings and results I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been curious about this and never tried.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: LotKid]
    #24496639 - 07/20/17 03:59 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I've bucket tekked this stuff with oysters. Not as cheap as a bale obviously, but it's convenient and works well. I left quite a lot of it in the bucket for a month and it didn't appear contaminated.


It is a bit sticky though. Curious if your soap idea would work. Lately I've been wondering if it would be a good substitute for coir in cube grows... You get quite a lot of it for $10 or w/e.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: afrekcan]
    #24496646 - 07/20/17 04:03 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

And the "tack" didn't cause any problems?


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: mushpunx]
    #24496651 - 07/20/17 04:06 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Not that I could tell. For all I know it's harmful, but I and several others ate the shrooms. We're all alive.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: afrekcan]
    #24496656 - 07/20/17 04:08 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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Quote:

Morelman said:
Trying Standlee chopped straw next time.



:whathesaid:
I can get it at tractor supply for $10.




So did I. :thumbup:


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: Morelman]
    #24496708 - 07/20/17 04:30 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

Do you know what the binding agent is?


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: eatyualive]
    #24496713 - 07/20/17 04:31 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I think amazon has something called nustraw that you can order online. Psilopsychin knows. Try pming him. His worked out well.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: eatyualive]
    #24496838 - 07/20/17 05:21 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

The Nu Straw I've seen has tack.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: LotKid]
    #24496844 - 07/20/17 05:24 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

I read somewhere that the binding agent is guar gum.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: Morelman]
    #24496868 - 07/20/17 05:35 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

That makes sense.


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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: eatyualive]
    #24496911 - 07/20/17 05:54 PM (6 years, 6 months ago)

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Do you know what the binding agent is?




I'll have to look at the bag again when I get home, I don't know what it is


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