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perlite, wire mesh, or both
    #5221240 - 01/25/06 10:25 AM (18 years, 1 month ago)

Quick question, what are the benefits of using damp perlite to hold my cakes off the bottom of the terrarium?  Should I still use the wire mesh and put the damp perlite under it? thanks. :crazy2:


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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: Dribblesmeer]
    #5221310 - 01/25/06 10:53 AM (18 years, 1 month ago)

most people put a layer of foil between the cake and the perlite, and only place the cake on the perlite if it begins to dry out.

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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: Fraggin]
    #5221372 - 01/25/06 11:18 AM (18 years, 1 month ago)

Right, like fraggin said, some people use foil. If you feel like taking the time to cut out the wire mesh and bend it and whatnot, use it, it'll work perfectly. A lot of people just place the cakes on the metal disk part of their jar lids. You can basically use anything that's non-organic. So paper is a no no. But metal, plastic, whatever, they'll all work fine.


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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
    #5221554 - 01/25/06 12:26 PM (18 years, 1 month ago)

it'd probabaly work really good to make the mesh sit like 1/8th in. or two above the perlite. or would shrooms try to grow on the bottom... they shouldnt if lights only on the top, right?

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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: tiny_rabid_birds]
    #5221555 - 01/25/06 12:27 PM (18 years, 1 month ago)

yea, i was stupid in my newb stages of growing, and did everything it said. i was doing casings with wire mesh underneath, no reasoning behind this, looks good for a pic.

but for cakes, they dry up quick, and to rehydrate, sometime you need to place them ON the moist perlite, the cake will act like a wick, and pull the life back into it. (you'll actually see it get whiter)


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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: Oatman2000]
    #5221557 - 01/25/06 12:27 PM (18 years, 1 month ago)

oops... here's the pic..



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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: Oatman2000]
    #5222640 - 01/25/06 05:44 PM (18 years, 1 month ago)

do I need to take any measures to make sure the perlite doesn't have any contaminates


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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: Dribblesmeer]
    #5222663 - 01/25/06 05:50 PM (18 years, 1 month ago)

When I was a newb caker, I just poured peroxide into the wet perlite and mixed. No contams in my record books soooo....

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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: FungusMan]
    #5222672 - 01/25/06 05:52 PM (18 years, 1 month ago)

This was my very first attempt ever...
Before pinning...
And first flush...
I just had mine on the lids.

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Re: perlite, wire mesh, or both [Re: FungusMan]
    #5222875 - 01/25/06 06:36 PM (18 years, 1 month ago)

oatman2000, how big was that tub they were in? ws the try on the right end of the pic the same as the one in the center?


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