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Depth of hpoo substrate - affect yield?
    #5680927 - 05/27/06 04:23 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I was wondering, when you spawn colonised grain to hpoo and put it in a container from which it will colonise and fruit, does the depth of your substrate effect yield?
I was thinking that maybe a shallower substrate that will have a greater surface area would develope more pins. This may lead to less shrooms on later flushes but the first flush, i guess, is the one you want to get the most out of.
Has anyone experimented with this or noticed any difference in yield in their experience?


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Re: Depth of hpoo substrate - affect yield? [Re: zeegos]
    #5680965 - 05/27/06 04:36 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

ive gone as shallow as 2" , maybe you could go even thiner but IMO i wouldn't.  less poo you have the less nutes your mushies have to eat, meaning smaller mushrooms and less flushes.  you should try to get between 4"-6" depth of substrate w/ 1/4" - 3/8" deep casing layer.  some ppl say your casing layer should be as thick as 25% of your substrate depth, but ive tried this with bad results.  i just go w/ around 3/8" thick casing layer.  but thats just :2cents: im sure someone else will disagree.. hope it helps ya out some..

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Re: Depth of hpoo substrate - affect yield? [Re: willmafingerdo]
    #5681000 - 05/27/06 04:47 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks for the tips  :thumbup:
I was thinking if i had 5lbs of hpoo, wether spawning into a shallow but not too shallow a container would let it develope more pins than having the same amount of hpoo in a deeper container


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Re: Depth of hpoo substrate - affect yield? [Re: zeegos]
    #5681022 - 05/27/06 04:54 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

on the tennesee studs page he says 5lbs of hydrated poo do a 12"x12"x4" container. np glad i could help ya out some..

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Re: Depth of hpoo substrate - affect yield? [Re: willmafingerdo]
    #5681175 - 05/27/06 06:07 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Don't spread it too thin. Best results come from a thicker substrate. More square inches of surface area will give more pins, but you won't have the substrate depth to support them and you'll have a ton of aborts, thus lowering total yield.
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