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OfflineDrugstoreCowboy
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Casing layer?
    #5755094 - 06/15/06 08:17 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

I was curious to get some professional opinions on weather it is better or worse to apply a casing layer? What are the pros and cons of a casing layer?


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Re: Casing layer? [Re: DrugstoreCowboy]
    #5755125 - 06/15/06 08:26 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

better.

pros: moisture retention, microclimate that leads to abundant pin formation. better yield in the end.

cons: tricky to get the hang of at first - you need to get a feel for moisture content, getting the correct timing to initiate pinning and so on. so there's more variables to deal with. slightly longer to get to harvest time. greater potential for contamination if not properly cared for.

here's some inspiration. this is a pretty small casing in progress, only a pint worth of substrate!



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Re: Casing layer? [Re: DrugstoreCowboy]
    #5755160 - 06/15/06 08:36 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

No cons just pro's especially if you read my pinning strategy.
Wow creamcorn that is impressive alright WTG!


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Re: Casing layer? [Re: hyphae]
    #5755321 - 06/15/06 09:20 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

thanks :thumbup:

i guess its important to note the "cons" i list are all things that you as the grower can overcome with proper technique... in which case they wouldn't be cons at all any more. :smile:


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Re: Casing layer? [Re: creamcorn]
    #5759569 - 06/17/06 01:29 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

I might mention my experience with casings:
They have been wonderful for getting MANY more boomers!

The only con is I have had green stuff turn up. I have learned to beat it by using a spraybottle with 30% peroxide to mist the casing between flushes. If I saw any green at all I sprayed it and it died. Fresh air exchange also helped since the casing holds in moisture.


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