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Casing solo coir?
    #5383598 - 03/09/06 11:14 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

I ran out of vermiculite and my LC wbs jars were far done colonizing so I made a casing of straight coir. Wil this work or am I screwed?


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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: Newbie]
    #5383765 - 03/09/06 11:54 PM (17 years, 10 months ago)

From what I understand, using straight coir is an invitation for overlay. It will still work, but it's not optimal.

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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: Newbie]
    #5383904 - 03/10/06 12:35 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

Yes, using straight coir will colonize like a brick before it pins. You'll get mushrooms, but not as many as you would with a real casing.


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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: Newbie]
    #5383942 - 03/10/06 12:45 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

The reality is.

Adding straight coir is like adding a thin layer of new substrate.

Which Myc will tightly colonize 100%.

Which means, no effective / functional casing layer exists.


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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: agar]
    #5384700 - 03/10/06 08:37 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

If I ran out and got some verm today and made another casing layer to put on top of that would it work out a little better?


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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: Newbie]
    #5384775 - 03/10/06 09:11 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

i guess it would be like adding a 100% vermiculite casing layer.


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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: thenewguy05]
    #5384996 - 03/10/06 10:13 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

I would try and get as much of the coir of as possible, then follow this tek.
http://www.shroomery.org/index.php/par/23536


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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: Blue Helix]
    #5385041 - 03/10/06 10:29 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

Makes sense, but I was surprised by these results: http://tinyurl.com/nl2ce

Where doc34 says he used wbs with straight coir casing layers.
I guess there could be more mushrooms there, but it makes me wonder about using just coir for simplicity's sake.

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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: jmg5]
    #5385071 - 03/10/06 10:36 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

jmg5, that is a great example of why cubensis doesn't even need a casing. Have you seen PF cakes packed with mushrooms before? I have. Cubensis likes a casing and is more likely to give you great pin sets with one than without, especially with later flushes, but it is not required. Too many people forget that cubes do great without a casing, so you don't need to use one. That's why I said he'll do okay, but probably not as well as with a casing.


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Re: Casing solo coir? [Re: Blue Helix]
    #5385151 - 03/10/06 11:00 AM (17 years, 10 months ago)

gotcha :thumbup:


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