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Natural Vermiculite Substitutein a tropical jungle far away from cities
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Hello, has the title say , Vermicuculite is not possible to buy where i live in Central America.
I live in a tropical island very very very far away from a supermarket and hardware stores...
Here is a list of what material i can find: coconut fiber, straw, lake sand very fine and not salty, clay ( red clay, yellow clay white clay find natural in site ), any kind of organic material, Compost from my compost toilet, Rice skull or Rice shells, worms poo ( californiam compost worms poo )
what can i use ? which mix? thanks in advance....

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Re: Natural Vermiculite Substitutein a tropical jungle far away from cities [Re: Cristianosolo]
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For cubes, pasteurized straw works great.  If the coconut fiber is processed and salt-free, give it a try.  Verm isn’t needed.


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Re: Natural Vermiculite Substitutein a tropical jungle far away from cities [Re: Mycolorado]
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i am trying with a mix of coconut fiber and straw... thanks a lot

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Re: Natural Vermiculite Substitutein a tropical jungle far away from cities [Re: Cristianosolo]
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RR has a nice way of doing straw: http://www.mushroomvideos.com/Straw-Pasteurization.


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Re: Natural Vermiculite Substitutein a tropical jungle far away from cities [Re: teladi]
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thanks...

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Re: Natural Vermiculite Substitutein a tropical jungle far away from cities [Re: Cristianosolo]
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i did a casing like this:
1 layer horse poo
1 layer coconut and straw
1 layer mycelium
1 layer coconut and straw

i show the result in this photos. Is 5 days old.
Do you think i am in overlay?


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