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wilspeak
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Request Adivce on use of Seed Starter Mix as a top layer casing.
#24972663 - 02/06/18 10:09 PM (6 years, 11 months ago) |
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I was told to try Jiffy seed starter mix as a top casing for my colonized spawn, so I couldnt Jiffy find so I used Miracle Grow seed starter mix which has the same stuff as Jiffy seed starter, but Miracle Grow seed starter mix also contains plant food. I layered the miracle grow on top of my colonized spawn as a Top casing. Should I try to remove the Miracle Grow seed starter since it contains plant food or is it ok to leave it on ? Thank You
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Re: Request Adivce on use of Seed Starter Mix as a top layer casing. [Re: wilspeak]
#26660873 - 05/09/20 08:48 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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No one responded? What was the result? How did you fair? I'm on the hunt to understand the seed starter as a top casing now for some inflight PE, that as we know is always slow to pin and encourages wild internet research binges.
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Myc097
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Re: Request Adivce on use of Seed Starter Mix as a top layer casing. [Re: wilspeak]
#26660980 - 05/09/20 09:37 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Lowe’s has jiffy mix also Walmart I had trouble finding at first too, litterally just started using it. You just need to look and to the best of my knowledge jiffy mix is the go to because nothing unnatural is used. Plant food may harm myc.
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Re: Request Adivce on use of Seed Starter Mix as a top layer casing. [Re: Myc097]
#26660999 - 05/09/20 09:52 PM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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If you have miracle grow then you have the wrong stuff.
Jiffy seed starer is used because it's peat moss, verm, and lime (with a touch of wetting agent) which is what's used in the classic casing recipe (minus wetting agent). Jiffy can be easier than buying the individual ingredients which may pose as a problem depending on where you live and what's available.
Don't use miracle grow as casing in the future...did you at least pasteurize it?
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Re: Request Adivce on use of Seed Starter Mix as a top layer casing. [Re: Stipe-n Cap] 1
#26661589 - 05/10/20 04:06 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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I don't know about the miracle grow mix but like said above people use Jiffy mix because it's basically the same as a peat/verm casing. It needs to be properly pasteurized.
You are casing spawn? This works but it isn't the best way to go. It's better to spawn to a bulk substrate (you mix them together- in proper proportions.. and doesn't need a casing).
Most of us use coir. It's available as bricks in pet stores (reptile section) or plant/hydroponic stores.
Coir us super easy to work with, and it doesn't need to be pasteurized or sterilized. Just heat treated by being prepped with boiling water.
Spawning to coir is the best way to grow cubes IME
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Re: Request Adivce on use of Seed Starter Mix as a top layer casing. [Re: mushpunx]
#26661608 - 05/10/20 04:32 AM (4 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yup. No reason to use a casing. Just save some of the coir or CVG before you mix with grains and put one half inch on top of the exposed grains. This step may or may not be necessary, but you definitely don't need a casing layer of other materials.
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