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No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else?
    #5726364 - 06/08/06 11:20 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

I'm doing the WBS -> hpoo+straw thing but apparently we don't have straw available around here, only hay.

So the question for my fellow shroomie brethren...

What would be better; hay, nothing at all, or some other material to add to my hpoo?

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Re: No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else? [Re: splifner180]
    #5726379 - 06/08/06 11:25 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

do you have an arts and crafts store around by?
maybe a hobby lobby, or other similar store?
if so, i know for a fact you can use the straw wreaths they sell for DIY wreath projects.


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Re: No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else? [Re: dysphoria]
    #5726383 - 06/08/06 11:27 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

and sorry, i got sidetracked, i didnt answer the question
you can add vermiculite to hpoo as an additive


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Re: No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else? [Re: dysphoria]
    #5726384 - 06/08/06 11:27 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Hpoo is basically straw itself once its aged. Isnt it just cow manure which requires straw to air it up?


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Re: No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else? [Re: zeegos]
    #5726447 - 06/08/06 11:44 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Oh, ok. So the straw is a sort of ventilating agent, not nutritive?

They sell bags of this new stuff, basically expanded clay bits, which is supposed to be better than vermiculite. For the same purpose. I guess I'll just add that.

Anyone else with an opinion?

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Re: No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else? [Re: splifner180]
    #5726486 - 06/08/06 11:57 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Don't use hay. Hay is the end of the stalk with the seeds, and they will contaminate very easily, being grains. Use straw, coffee grinds, coir, worm castings, compost, or a combination of any or all to cut the manure if you want. Verm is ok to cut it, but bear in mind it won't supply any food value.
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Re: No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else? [Re: splifner180]
    #5726492 - 06/08/06 12:00 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

RogerRabbit, what about just using straight-up pasteurized hpoo without any cutting agent at all?

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Re: No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else? [Re: splifner180]
    #5726664 - 06/08/06 01:12 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Straw does supply more nutes to your substrate and thats why its sometimes used alone as a substrate. I would just go with verm in your hpoo. Its better than nothing at all as it retains a lot of water in your hpoo


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Re: No Straw for my HPoo; Hay, Nothing, Something Else? [Re: zeegos]
    #5726713 - 06/08/06 01:31 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Unfortunately, vermiculite isn't available around here so I'm using Schultz Multi-Purpose Soil Conditioner. It's basically expanded clay bits, kinda like crushed hydroton, and designed as a replacement for verm.

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