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 PH level of casing.. 
#4324201 - 06/22/05 12:12 PM (17 years, 12 days ago) |
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Alright, newbie casing problem here. I bought some peat, verm and small lime pellets (93% CaCo3). I put the ingredients in the bowl and sprinkled about 9%-12% of the lime pellets on there (9-12% of the casing mixture). They weren't ground up but they seemed to melt upon contact with the water. It was done on Monday, now it is Wed. No growth. Should I give it a few days? Was the lime sufficient to bring down the PH? If the casing isn't a perfect 7 will it matter that much? What are your experiences?
Edited by 21p (06/22/05 12:14 PM)
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Re: PH level of casing.. [Re: 21p]
#4324222 - 06/22/05 12:18 PM (17 years, 12 days ago) |
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i thought the optimal ph level for a casing is 5.5... could be wrong though? Any big dogs out there want to correct me about that one?
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Re: PH level of casing.. [Re: pcubmycol]
#4325408 - 06/22/05 05:20 PM (17 years, 12 days ago) |
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7.5 to 8. 7 will work.
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Re: PH level of casing.. [Re: 21p]
#4325576 - 06/22/05 05:57 PM (17 years, 12 days ago) |
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Bump.... With all due respect, those replies did not answer the question. Please help!
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Re: PH level of casing.. [Re: 21p]
#4326049 - 06/22/05 08:02 PM (17 years, 12 days ago) |
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>>>>>>No growth.
Should I give it a few days?
Was the lime sufficient to bring down the PH?
If the casing isn't a perfect 7 will it matter that much?
What are your experiences?<<<<<<
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What I am about to state doesn't help - either.
Yes - give it a few days (what else can you do).
You cannot know if you adjusted the peat PH properly, without using a ph probe meter, ph test strips.
It helps if the casing is between 7 & 8. But, myc usualy manages to get through it - unless the ph is way far out of wack.
My experiance is to test it & make sure it is right - before application.
Read this: http://www.shroomery.org/index/par/23460
I wrote it - in another life, before agar existed
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