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Mushroom-Hut Shop: Substrate Mix

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Quick casing question!
    #5573934 - 04/30/06 12:37 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Ive been struggling understanding the casing mixtures on the site. Would I be successful if I used only vermiculite, peat moss, and water? Should I add anything else to that mix? And, can I substitute the vermiculite with perlite and still get the same results?


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Re: Quick casing question! [Re: xaeviax]
    #5573958 - 04/30/06 12:42 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Anytime you add peat moss, you need to add something to balance the PH (lime, crushed oyster shell). And no, you cant substitute vermiculite with perlite from what I understand...


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Re: Quick casing question! [Re: xaeviax]
    #5573966 - 04/30/06 12:44 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Could anyone throw out some brand names of lime or crushed oyster shell? Would I find it in the gardening section of say walmart or kmart?


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Re: Quick casing question! [Re: EquilibriuM]
    #5573982 - 04/30/06 12:48 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

PH balancing is not really as important as people make it out to be.  You should really only be worried about buffering if you plan on keeping your casing going past the second flush. 

So you dont "need" to add a buffer, it's just reccomended.  You can easily get away with just mixing a few cups of verm to a few cups of peat, hydrate and nuke it, and you should be set. :smile:


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