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buckallyall
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Confused on patching
#5568095 - 04/28/06 07:27 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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OK,
This is my first grow so bear with me!!! Im doing casing right now and I put on a thin layer of casing. I thought you werent supposed to chek the casing for 3 days then check and patch. But Ive been reading and people are saying they check them every 12 hours and that they patch as soon as they see a little myc. My problem is I just checked mine and its been 2 days now and I have a bunch of myc all over. Is it too late to patch or is it ok to patch large amounts of myc and hope they come up as soon as the rest of the casing????? Thanks for the help!!!
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Blue Helix
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: buckallyall]
#5568127 - 04/28/06 07:34 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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What's this fascination with patching all about? Is this another fad? Do a light scratch. Patching is asking for trouble.
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buckallyall
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: Blue Helix]
#5568135 - 04/28/06 07:36 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Why would I need to scratch so early I thought that was after a flush or 2??? and I thought you had to patch??
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: buckallyall]
#5568379 - 04/28/06 08:37 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Patching is something that I do not recommend. If some of the mycelium pokes out a little ahead of the rest, mix it up with the soil that isn't colonized. This is called a light scratch. Introducing totally new csing soil for patching is risky.
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buckallyall
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: Blue Helix]
#5568390 - 04/28/06 08:41 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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HMMMMM... I like how you think. Im going to go do this. Thanks!
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hyphae
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: buckallyall]
#5570667 - 04/29/06 03:18 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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This light scratch is an option or in other words an alternate technique that is all, it works by evening out the myc's colonization of the casing layer. Patching also works and is not risky at all so don't be afraid just make sure your casing is sterilized/pasturized ya know just like it was when you introduced your casing layer in the first place. And just like using a clean casing mix you'll want to use a "clean" fork when doing a light scratch. Read my pinning strategy and soon you may not need to patch or scratch at all! GL
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buckallyall
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: hyphae]
#5570788 - 04/29/06 03:58 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Thanks for the help everybody. I ended up not scrathing or patching and I looked at them today and for the most part there is myc everywhere. Id say every square inch has atleast some myc on it. Is that right for fruiting then??? Also I noticed that my casing was a little dry in some corners. is it ok to mist the casing even if there is myc showing and the water gets on the myc.???? Thanks!!
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: buckallyall]
#5571066 - 04/29/06 05:09 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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If you do patch your casing, once a day has been fine for me. Every twelve hours is a little fanatical in my oppinion, but not necessarily anything wrong with that.
And yes, a fine mist should be alright.
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: soulsizzle]
#5571160 - 04/29/06 05:36 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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IMHO misting is always ok, even durring fruiting as long as you do not over saturate.
and if you read the pinning stratagy it explains that you should mist right b4 you put in the fruiting chamber
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Re: Confused on patching [Re: buckallyall]
#5571357 - 04/29/06 06:43 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
buckallyall said: Thanks for the help everybody. I ended up not scrathing or patching and I looked at them today and for the most part there is myc everywhere. Id say every square inch has atleast some myc on it. Is that right for fruiting then??? Also I noticed that my casing was a little dry in some corners. is it ok to mist the casing even if there is myc showing and the water gets on the myc.???? Thanks!!
Mist it down real good and get it in that FC ASAP! Timing is where it's at, you want that myc popping out everywhere by the end of it transition from veg to generative (fruiting) mode in other words after it's been in the FC for anywhere from 4-7 days or so.
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