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question about casing and substrate additives
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what are the purposes of some of the additives like oyster shell, gypsm, etc. in the casings and substrates?


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Re: question about casing and substrate additives [Re: yogithehoneybear]
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To offset the acidity of the peat.
It makes it "sweeter" and lowers the contam rate because contams like more acidic "things"


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Re: question about casing and substrate additives [Re: dimitri211]
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If thats the case what is the point of adding hydrated lime?

I thought oyster shell was for texture.

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Re: question about casing and substrate additives [Re: Syd_barret]
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Nope for calcium it helps make it more alkiline


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Edited by dimitri211 (01/29/02 03:49 PM)

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