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Mushroom-Hut Shop: Substrate Mix

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Suitable Casing ?
    #5536652 - 04/20/06 06:54 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Hi all, this will be my first time casing and i wanted an opinion on whether or not Perfect Mix brand potting soil was suitable to make a casing with. the ingredients include: Canadian sphagnum peat moss and materials(derived from one or more of the following: reed-sedge peat, composted forest products, or composted rice hults), horticultural perlite, a wetting agent, and lime for proper Ph balance. Product may vary slightly from region to region.
I was planning on using 50% perfect mix and 50% verm.
All opinions and answers would be deeply appreciated.


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Re: Casing Q? [Re: SeaOfGreen]
    #5536687 - 04/20/06 07:18 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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Re: Casing Q? [Re: SeaOfGreen]
    #5536786 - 04/20/06 08:26 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

anyone know if its ok to use verm and potting soil for a casing?


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Re: Casing Q? [Re: SeaOfGreen]
    #5536879 - 04/20/06 09:16 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

It can work, but will produce a less than desirable casing. Try jiffymix with a little hydrated lime.
Potting soil won't provide an ideal microclimate for pinning.

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Re: Casing Q? [Re: LouiseLouise]
    #5537194 - 04/20/06 11:11 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Potting soil was used for like 20 years as a casing layer....until PEAT!
I 2nd Louise post. It will work, and adding the verm will most likely help it out allot, but after repeated waterings P.S. starts getting compressed.
I would give it a shot, depending on how much peat it contained.
G/L :bongload:

Does it state the Ph on the bag??


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