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exoduc
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Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil?
#3893187 - 03/09/05 03:07 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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I am thinking about casing a few of my PF jars using peat moss and verm. I was wondering whether I can get by without pasturizing the Peat and Verm? or if it might turn out bad. I figured since the fully developed mycelin is able to fight off contam pretty well, that it would do fine on unpasturized soil. Thanks Chris
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: exoduc]
#3893194 - 03/09/05 03:09 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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You should sterilize it. Or pasteurize it. If you dont, it might survive. It might not. Do you care to take a risk?
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: scatmanrav]
#3893222 - 03/09/05 03:17 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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I've had quite a few casings mixed straight out of the bag that turned out fine. But as Scatmanrav pointed out, why take a risk?
P. Cubensis doesn't require a biologically active casing layer to fruit, so it's in all of our best interest to be as sterile as possible in every step. That would include pasteurizing/sterilizing the casing layer.
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: Holydiver]
#3893242 - 03/09/05 03:25 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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yea, don't risk it not worth it...
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: Cray]
#3893287 - 03/09/05 03:35 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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if your set on not pasturizing (i don't) at least get some mechanics mesh and strain out the twigs and large chunks from the peat. Doing this will help eliminate some contamination problems.
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: brewwhaha1]
#3893301 - 03/09/05 03:37 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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brewwhaha1 said: if your set on not pasturizing (i don't) at least get some mechanics mesh and strain out the twigs and large chunks from the peat. Doing this will help eliminate some contamination problems.
I'd like to hear how you think this is true, how would any part of the mix contain more contams than the rest. enlighten us please
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: penlight438094]
#3893319 - 03/09/05 03:40 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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i heard its cuz the sticks are made of wood so there r more nutes
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: lordoftheshroomz]
#3893353 - 03/09/05 03:47 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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Will Microwaving the mixture for five mins (as I have heard in the past) be sufficient enough, or will it kill alot of the nutrients. Also in a 50/50 casing tek written by Hawk it says to use a verm layer at the bottom, but does not specify whether that layer should be sterilized or pasturized as well. So is microwaving cool and what should I do to the bottom layer of verm?
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: exoduc]
#3893361 - 03/09/05 03:50 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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exoduc said: Will Microwaving the mixture for five mins (as I have heard in the past) be sufficient enough, or will it kill alot of the nutrients. Also in a 50/50 casing tek written by Hawk it says to use a verm layer at the bottom, but does not specify whether that layer should be sterilized or pasturized as well. So is microwaving cool and what should I do to the bottom layer of verm?
Just use common sense and sterilize the bottom layer as well. Microwaving will work for sterilizing casing mix, load it in a tupperware with lid and stir halfway through heating cycle.
Don't worry about killing the nutrients. The point of a casing layer is not to provide nutrients. If a microwave cycle kills whatever small amount of nutrients can be found in a casing layer, then you're that much further ahead!
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: Holydiver]
#3893643 - 03/09/05 04:46 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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I did it. it worked for me.
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: GNIOM1498]
#3894292 - 03/09/05 06:38 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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"sticks are made of wood so there r more nutes" (lordoftheshroomzz)
thanks.
Also... That is what I read in God's Big Blue Book (A.K.A. the Mushroom Cultivator). Although I don't subscribe to everything in this holy text... I did retain that little chunk of information and it has served me well.
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: brewwhaha1]
#3894570 - 03/09/05 07:28 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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As far as the microwave goes, is 5 minutes a bit excessive? My goldfish has used the microwave in the past to (try) and sterilize his casing mixes, but generally not for over a minute, stirring at the 30second mark. He doesn't have any contamination problems, but stirring with his fin is fun to watch. Should the mix be microwaved longer for good measure?
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: brewwhaha1]
#3895210 - 03/09/05 09:23 PM (19 years, 24 days ago) |
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brewwhaha1 said: "sticks are made of wood so there r more nutes" (lordoftheshroomzz)
thanks.
Also... That is what I read in God's Big Blue Book (A.K.A. the Mushroom Cultivator). Although I don't subscribe to everything in this holy text... I did retain that little chunk of information and it has served me well.
that wood is just large peices of peat, and straining would serve to break up clumps, that is the only advantage I see
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: penlight438094]
#3896787 - 03/10/05 08:13 AM (19 years, 23 days ago) |
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It could very well be sticks. If I order my coco coir from a hydroponics place in huge 70 liter bricks, I get sticks in it..unlike the stuff from the pet store. I remove any I see but I dont sift it or anything...
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Re: Is it absolutly necessary to pasturize casing soil? [Re: scatmanrav]
#3896929 - 03/10/05 09:08 AM (19 years, 23 days ago) |
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i jus wanna go back and disagree with myself, the sticks prolly have nothing to do with nutes, and prolly everything to do with the consistancy of the casing layer (ya kno rather than having big and mall particales jus have all small particles)
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