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freshlyPLUMP
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Best casing for beginner
#5299263 - 02/14/06 01:39 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I was just wondering what type or casing medium would be good for a first time grower. I was thinking just to use vermiculite to make my casings
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giz
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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: freshlyPLUMP]
#5299266 - 02/14/06 01:40 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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get some coco coir and mix together with the verm. its not difficult at all.
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Room4Shroom


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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: freshlyPLUMP]
#5299267 - 02/14/06 01:41 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Jiffy - Mix. It's available at Home Depot and it's awesome.
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Snaggletooth
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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: freshlyPLUMP]
#5299269 - 02/14/06 01:41 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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If you have a PC or will get one then WBS>>Hpoo is a good start
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freshlyPLUMP
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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: Snaggletooth]
#5299281 - 02/14/06 01:44 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I have read about this coco coir a lot on here. Would I be able to find it at a Home DePot... and what % would the mixture be
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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: freshlyPLUMP]
#5299289 - 02/14/06 01:46 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Peat and verm is a much better mix then coir and verm. I've been using coir as an additive to my substrates more then a casing layer now because of it's fast colonization.
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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: freshlyPLUMP]
#5299293 - 02/14/06 01:47 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I wouldn't suggest coir as a casing material. 50/50 Chunky verm + peat moss + PH buffer is the way to go.
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Snaggletooth
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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: freshlyPLUMP]
#5299298 - 02/14/06 01:49 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: Snaggletooth]
#5299687 - 02/14/06 03:46 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hey, thanks for the links Snaggletooth. I have some PF tek jars incubating that are going to be done within a week and I really wanted to turn atleast 2 of the 1/2 pint jars into a small 9x9 casing and was torn as to what casing mix to use. I think I am going to go with 60/40 verm/coco coir just because the casing isn't that large and I should be able to be ontop of the overlay. But those threads are definitely awesome reads.
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Re: Best casing for beginner [Re: spinn07]
#5299924 - 02/14/06 04:34 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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60/40 or 50/50 is good. do a search
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