Lithop said:

fabnaeolus

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Why thank you kind sir

el boso said:

How do people prep wheat here. Is it the same as other species, just boil until the white in the centre is missing and dry overnight?

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Yeah pretty much, I don't dry over night, but use a fan so 2-4 hours of drying is sufficient. That said, I prefer popcorn for my pans, wheat is good, don't get me wrong, just seems pans like popcorn a little better, in my experience at least

el boso said:

HAHA I'll buy a bag of popcorn. My pans look bad on millet but great on popcorn. Do you PC your popcorn to prep it for.. pcing lol

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Nah, I boil them, dry them and then sterilize in PC. I've been thinking of trying to do a couple of hours of soak first, it takes a long time getting them fully hydrated, and even though burst popcorn ain't a big issue, I would like a shorter boil, but as with so many other things I want to try, it's on the waiting list

el boso said:

Hahah, thanks! I'll let you know how it goes

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Yeah man, please do

akapulko said:

I understand everything about lime, but I don't understand CaCO3.

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Kloakk said:

akapulko said:

I understand everything about lime, but I don't understand CaCO3.

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CaCO3 will increase pH, but you need a lot more then you would if it was calsium hydroxide(Ca2). Some growers use CaCO3 to add calsium to casing, some use 2g/l others as much as 10g/l.

You could try a couple of different ratio's and see what the variety you're working with likes?

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akapulko said:

I didn't know that it also raises the pH. I added about 200 g to the hay-manure mixture, and the substrate became very light in color. Then I added it to the top layer.

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Kloakk said:

akapulko said:

I didn't know that it also raises the pH. I added about 200 g to the hay-manure mixture, and the substrate became very light in color. Then I added it to the top layer.

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200 grams to how much substrate?

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akapulko said:

Kloakk said:

akapulko said:

I didn't know that it also raises the pH. I added about 200 g to the hay-manure mixture, and the substrate became very light in color. Then I added it to the top layer.

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200 grams to how much substrate?

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Approximately 2 liters

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The little I know about using CaCO3 tells me around 1% of the total dry weight should be enough, so your quite high. Well, it'll be a fun experiment at least Let us know how it works out.

stagger said:

did you mix it with your spawn already?

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Yes, that was yesterday. Coconut fiber with manure 50/50. I've always had bad luck with this substrate, it dried out. And if you add about 200 g of CaCO₃, the likelihood of failure increases even more.

akapulko said:

Coconut fiber with manure 50/50. I've always had bad luck with this substrate, it dried out. And if you add about 200 g of CaCO₃, the likelihood of failure increases even more.

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anders said:

akapulko said:

Coconut fiber with manure 50/50. I've always had bad luck with this substrate, it dried out. And if you add about 200 g of CaCO₃, the likelihood of failure increases even more.

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You've always had bad luck with 50:50?  Try coir:COMPOSTEDmanure 75:25.  This will be my attempt for sub.  I'll pasteurize all.

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