Stipe-n Cap said:

Manure is pointless, completely and utterly, unequivocally, demonstrably, unnecessary.

Manures require pasteurization. Bulk substrate function as a water reservoir for the flush to draw from, period. Coir/verm hold water efficiently without the requirement for pasteurization. The macro/micro nutrients are provided by the copious amount of cereal grain used to produce the colony.

Manures are antiquated technology for the production of cubensis.

Pasteurization requires more energy to produce and is thereby less efficient on every conceivable level of analysis.

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Especially at the rates manure is used in substrate(around 10%)?

Yet thousands of pounds are commercially sold daily, profiting off the misinformation of noobs and the people that believe you can increase yields by substrate and believe the age old saying "mushrooms grow on cow patties" so it must be good

Imagine being one of those people selling actual sh*t to people and profiting off them.

Stipe-n Cap said:

Sterilizing coir is harmless. Pasty ran some tests and found that mycelium appear to enjoy the heavily softened, super heat treated coir. The reason we don't do it is because the effort does not confer a real advantage, and is therefore a waste of time and effort.

Cold water is "sufficient" for coir, however, I recommend using piping hot water at a minimum, boiling water is great, for a couple of reasons:

1. Hot water expands the coir more rapidly than cold water;

2. Hot water softens the fibers, allowing the coir to hold more water without exceeding field capacity;

3. Any temperature above 72°C (161°F) will destroy any present molds in approximately 15 seconds. This will serve as a redundancy measure.

Boiling water covers a multitude of sins

Here's a handy chart for reference:



Processed coir should be free of bacterial endospores, and live vegetative bacteria, which would make autoclaving pointless.

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Stipe-n Cap said:

Aborts are more potent than other fruit;

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