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Tien
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Dolomite lime
#4120445 - 05/01/05 07:17 PM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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For a while I couldn't find any Coco Coir...well today I found it. When my PF-Jars are done, I'm gonna spawn them with some TennStud and use Roadkills 60/40 tek. Now the problem is the lime, the only lime I can find around here is the dolomite kind. Will I be able to get away with using it in much smaller portions? Or should I stop wasting my time and order it online?
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Re: Dolomite lime [Re: Tien]
#4120493 - 05/01/05 07:25 PM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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I don't believe so. Check into using crushed oyster shell instead. Peace,Love,Happiness and Harmony. HC
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absolutly donnot use the dolomite kind. The kind you need will consist of mainly calcium. Dolomite contains extremely high magnesium content which prevents mushroom growth. Look for "aglime". This is agricultural lime and is made up of 95+ % calcium. Some states its tough to find aglime. If you cannot find it, look for chicken or horse calcium supplements, or use hydrolized lime, hoever at a much, much smaller amount. bluhoney
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Re: Dolomite lime [Re: bluhoney]
#4120852 - 05/01/05 08:37 PM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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or if u dont have access to crushed oyster shells, calcium carbonate hemrit crab sand, or anything like ti, by 2 dozen or 3 dozen eggs, crack em all throw out the eggs, save the shells, wash em reeeeeeallly good then crush em up to a finer constancy or for best results use a coffe grinder
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Tien
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Yea...I was gonna use egg shells, but I'm just too damn lazy to wash em out and stuff. Think I'm just gonna order some lime from myco supply.
Thanks for the input guys!
Edited by Plutonium (05/01/05 08:55 PM)
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Tien
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Re: Dolomite lime [Re: Tien]
#4121489 - 05/01/05 11:36 PM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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So...would it be bad if I don't use lime at all? Would I get the same pin sets without lime as I would have with it?...probobly not
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Re: Dolomite lime [Re: bluhoney]
#4121493 - 05/01/05 11:38 PM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
bluhoney said: absolutly donnot use the dolomite kind. The kind you need will consist of mainly calcium. Dolomite contains extremely high magnesium content which prevents mushroom growth. Look for "aglime". This is agricultural lime and is made up of 95+ % calcium. Some states its tough to find aglime. If you cannot find it, look for chicken or horse calcium supplements, or use hydrolized lime, hoever at a much, much smaller amount. bluhoney
2nd, just put it in your garden
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Re: Dolomite lime [Re: Tien]
#4121988 - 05/02/05 01:44 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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Plutonium, yes, it could be bad not to use lime.
Heres why, Lime is used to lower the acidic qualities of your casing layer. See, germs love acidic enviroments. Mushrooms love alkaline enviroments.
Get a ph test kit from your pool store. Check your casing mixture. If it is between 6.5 and 8 your alright, 7.5 works very well. If its acidic, you will need to add lime. If not your casings will more than likely get contaminated.
One other point about acidic levels, as your flushes come through, your casing will get much more acidic, a natural by product from the mushrooms using the casing. This is one of the reasons why some mycologists remove the casing layer after the 1st or 2nd flush and replace it with a fresh one. Thats why regular mushroom compost from the farm stores isnt right for mushroom growing any longer. It has already had mushrooms grow in it, thus making it acidic. Thats just what regular plants love, but not mushrooms.
Of course you can always buy a bag of that compost, add in more carbs( molasses works great, so does wheat straw "tea", and nitrogen (manure, horse, chicken), and lime to buffer, and wala, nice "reconditioned" compost for your growing enjoyment;)bluhoney
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Edited by bluhoney (05/02/05 01:47 AM)
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Re: Dolomite lime [Re: bluhoney]
#4122774 - 05/02/05 10:18 AM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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bluhoney said: Plutonium, yes, it could be bad not to use lime.
Heres why, Lime is used to lower the acidic qualities of your casing layer. See, germs love acidic enviroments. Mushrooms love alkaline enviroments.
Get a ph test kit from your pool store. Check your casing mixture. If it is between 6.5 and 8 your alright, 7.5 works very well. If its acidic, you will need to add lime. If not your casings will more than likely get contaminated.
One other point about acidic levels, as your flushes come through, your casing will get much more acidic, a natural by product from the mushrooms using the casing. This is one of the reasons why some mycologists remove the casing layer after the 1st or 2nd flush and replace it with a fresh one. Thats why regular mushroom compost from the farm stores isnt right for mushroom growing any longer. It has already had mushrooms grow in it, thus making it acidic. Thats just what regular plants love, but not mushrooms.
Of course you can always buy a bag of that compost, add in more carbs( molasses works great, so does wheat straw "tea", and nitrogen (manure, horse, chicken), and lime to buffer, and wala, nice "reconditioned" compost for your growing enjoyment;)bluhoney
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im getting a nice pinset off of store bought composted cow manure. not saying ure wrong jus saying it doesnt apply to the $1.77 for a 40lb. bag of composted cow manure u can get at walmart
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Define "nice" pinset.
Non storebought manure:
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Quote:
scatmanrav said:
Another smart mycochick. Where have you been hiding
bluhoney was a Mushroom Cult Moderator for many years.
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Re: Dolomite lime [Re: Roadkill]
#4123222 - 05/02/05 12:12 PM (18 years, 9 months ago) |
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Oops sorry for poopin on your thread, thats dolEmite.
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