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Sterilizing Substrate?
    #27286373 - 04/29/21 09:53 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

I know it's at best controversial and many say to just pasteurize.
Is anyone here sterilizing their sub (CV) and if so can you share you process?

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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: fungilove]
    #27286493 - 04/29/21 11:34 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

It is not controversial at all. it is almost universally agreed that CV does not need to be either pasteurized or sterilized.

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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: normalperson]
    #27286568 - 04/29/21 12:39 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Throw it in a bucket and dump hot tap water on it, throw a lid on it and wait until cool. Nothing else needed.


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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: Professor X] * 1
    #27286683 - 04/29/21 02:25 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

yeah, even "pasteurizing" is unnecessary with coco coir. you can use cold tap water if you want. most people just find using boiling/hot water to work a bit better.


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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: hazyhorse]
    #27286716 - 04/29/21 02:48 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

If the CV(G) substrate itself is not pasteurized or sterilized, is it recommended to bake the verm a bit prior to mixing with the coir?

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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: squishy_zorro]
    #27286731 - 04/29/21 03:03 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

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If the CV(G) substrate itself is not pasteurized or sterilized, is it recommended to bake the verm a bit prior to mixing with the coir?



Completely unnecessary and just added steps if you do this.

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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: tiptrippy]
    #27286909 - 04/29/21 05:28 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

Every time I pressure cook my coir, I have to airlift my fruits out as the mold takes over.

I don't do bucket tek tho, I use a pressure cooker for extra insulation. Works great!


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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: Circle K]
    #27287018 - 04/29/21 07:04 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

so you pasteurize them using your PC?

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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: fungilove]
    #27287194 - 04/29/21 09:35 PM (3 years, 8 months ago)

i think they mean they are just pouring boiling/hot water into the PC with coir to expand it vs a bucket


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Re: Sterilizing Substrate? [Re: hazyhorse]
    #27287342 - 04/30/21 12:13 AM (3 years, 8 months ago)

When I use bulk substrates I sterilize them like with edible species, which allows me to add supplementation and use significantly less grain spawn. It has to be inoculated in front of a flow hood though. Still air boxes may technically work but are either too small to easily do the work or at all. The advantage is that if done with a successfully clean inoculation mold spores don't even touch the substrate until you decide to expose it for fruiting, which can even wait until pins form if you want and if the species allows.  I have some Ps. Hoogshagenii going this way right now that's about 80% coir 20% wheat bran with one wheat spawn jar per bag.


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