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 RootedGrowth
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 How much surface area of perlite needs to be open when using casings in a grow chamber? 
#3451797 - 12/05/04 10:38 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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I have a grow chamber that can fit 2 casing containers I bought.
The concern I am having is, the 2 containers take up most of the base of the terrarium, not leaving much perlite exposed directly to the air.
Would this hurt my humidity significantly?
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Edited by RootedGrowth (12/05/04 10:40 PM)
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Re: How much surface area of perlite needs to be open when using casings in a grow chamber? [Re: RootedGrowth]
#3451843 - 12/05/04 10:46 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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hmmmmmm. good question. i would think it to actually effect it. bt i could be wrong. so how bout this go buy one more container and then no worries.
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Re: How much surface area of perlite needs to be open when using casings in a grow chamber? [Re: lemon_lw]
#3451856 - 12/05/04 10:48 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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Use an air pump through the perlite and prop the trays up on stilts/pillars via cups or something above the perlite
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Re: How much surface area of perlite needs to be open when using casings in a grow chamber? [Re: lemon_lw]
#3451858 - 12/05/04 10:48 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well I think I either need to buy some smaller casing containers, a bigger terrarium, or just put one casing in each terrarium(which is just silly).
Of those 3, I guess I just need smaller casings until I get a martha stewart. 
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Re: How much surface area of perlite needs to be open when using casings in a grow chamber? [Re: spliffmasta]
#3451861 - 12/05/04 10:49 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ideally you want as much exposed perlite as possible but here's a link to the grow log section where a guy had a similar setup as to what you're talking about with great results. http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat...e=0&fpart=1
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Re: How much surface area of perlite needs to be open when using casings in a grow chamber? [Re: RootedGrowth]
#3451862 - 12/05/04 10:49 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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Excellent idea Spliff, thanks bro!
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Re: How much surface area of perlite needs to be open when using casings in a grow chamber? [Re: RootedGrowth]
#3452486 - 12/06/04 12:53 AM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'd say you don't really need much. I had 2 casings that basically covered the whole area of perlite but still had plenty of humidity in my terrarium for the casings to fruit. I don't have a hygrometer to test how much humidity there was but there was sweat on the sides of the walls with the occasional rundown.
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Re: How much surface area of perlite needs to be open when using casings in a grow chamber? [Re: Shroomsbrrr]
#3452500 - 12/06/04 12:55 AM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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I also agree you dont need much, but if you're truely worried you should elevate the cakes/casings off the perlite. You can do this with wire fence mesh sold at any hardware store. It is like chicken wire.
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