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Aeolus1369
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Casing look ok? (PICS)
#2660059 - 05/10/04 03:42 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just did my first casing today with some wheat berries. I used 50/50 verm and sphagnum (peat) moss with about 10% crushed oyster shells by volume.
Firstly, the oyster shells weren't crushed very finely and I'm wondering if they'll have any effect at all when they're this course:

Secondly, does this grain look colonized enough? I thought it looked ok, but it was very crumbly in the ziplock and I wasn't sure if it had dried out or something (sorry for the bluriness):

Lastly, my casing was at field capacity before I microwaved it and I went ahead and cased with it. After I was done, I squeezed the leftover to test it and it had dried out below field capacity. So should I mist it lightly or will the high humidity (95%) in the fruiting chamber be sufficient?
Thanks for the help all...my fingers are crossed.
--Aeolus
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Re: Casing look ok? (PICS) [Re: Aeolus1369]
#2660536 - 05/10/04 05:29 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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I mist mine with a 5% peroxide in water
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Aeolus1369
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Re: Casing look ok? (PICS) [Re: OldSpice]
#2660888 - 05/10/04 06:49 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Is that before or after adding water to the casing layer to begin with? I guess if I've come this far, I might as well spring for a spray bottle.
What about the substrate? Does it look ok to you?
--Aeolus
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OldSpice
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Re: Casing look ok? (PICS) [Re: Aeolus1369]
#2660900 - 05/10/04 06:52 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Substrate looks fine...use peroxide mixture when you are preparing the casing
-------------------- So hard to be ....WDWGFH?
Texas is humongus compared to France
Our Gair, who art in Texas,
Paw Paw be thy Name....
My friends are thirsty
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Aeolus1369
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Re: Casing look ok? (PICS) [Re: OldSpice]
#2660917 - 05/10/04 06:54 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Whoops, too late for that. It's been mentioned many times that once the substrate is completely colonized, it's pretty resistant to contamination until it's been through a few flushes. Any comments on this? How often do your casings contam before fruiting?
--Aeolus
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Re: Casing look ok? (PICS) [Re: Aeolus1369]
#2660925 - 05/10/04 06:55 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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It should be fine then
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Re: Casing look ok? (PICS) [Re: Aeolus1369]
#2660929 - 05/10/04 06:56 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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The grain looks pretty good. Having a little bet less water is better then having way too much. Like was stated above just misting the casing well with a h2o2 / h2o mixture will be great.
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