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lasting4ability
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Registered: 06/10/06
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corn
#5733563 - 06/10/06 09:04 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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howdy ... its been a while since touring the MC. Since my return i see talk of corn as substrate. Let me first say i have never used corn, but i have used plenty of grains. most talk i hear or see is cracked corn or popcorn. I know corn is corn. In fact i have a degree in crop production, and have studied cereal grains , ect... Popcorn is just corn but is pulled inmature and dried. While feed corn,(deer corn) is reached a maturity. So i am sure there is some differences between the two like mainly starch levels ect. So if someone has a 50 pound bag of feed corn should he just crack it himself ?, leave it whole ? or just get popcorn ?
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RogerRabbit
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Registered: 03/26/03
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Neither. Corn is terrible about harboring bacterial endospores. It also has a large surface area which means you have only a fraction of the mycelium per jar that you would have with other grains. Remember, the mycelium colonizes the surface of the grains, so larger grains means less total grains in a jar, thus less surface area to colonize. In short, I used popcorn for well over a year before swearing it off forever. If you can't get anything else, it will work, but consider it a spawn of last resort. RR
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Psychoslut
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Registered: 12/10/02
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I like using cracked corn. The stuff I get the pieces are barely larger than a birdseed. I havnt had any problem with cracked corn at all. I think it all has to do with how you prepare it.
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