Home | Community | Message Board


This site includes paid links. Please support our sponsors.


Welcome to the Shroomery Message Board! You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive members-only content. You'll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more!

Shop: North Spore Bulk Substrate   Original Sensible Seeds Autoflowering Cannabis Seeds   Mushroom-Hut Substrate Mix   PhytoExtractum Maeng Da Thai Kratom Leaf Powder

Jump to first unread post Pages: 1
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
Offline19741974
Stranger
 User Gallery
Registered: 06/18/06
Posts: 148
Last seen: 17 years, 3 months
Useing regular seed starter for the casing?
    #5765417 - 06/18/06 07:08 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

I just made some eariler post here about useing ball jars and rye or bird seed for the substraight. tomorrow when i ready to Pressure cook everything i'm going to put one jar on casing in too to have it ready. The stuff i got says it consists of canadian sphagnum peat moss, vermiculite, limstone and a watering agent. if use this and mix a little amount of perlite in would that work? the seed starter is made by hoffman and has no extra nutrients. Thanx for any help.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlinecoda
Banjo Goiter
Male

Registered: 03/20/01
Posts: 8,750
Last seen: 10 months, 21 days
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: 19741974]
    #5765441 - 06/18/06 07:14 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

no need for perlite in your casing layer. id check out that watering agent too. if it's water absorbing crystals whose purpose is to provide constant water content, you should avoid it.

personally i dont see whats so hard about buying a bag of verm a bag of peat and mix up your own casing.


--------------------
To get really high is to forget yourself. And to forget yourself is to see everything else. And to see everything else is to become an understanding molecule in evolution, a conscious tool of the universe. And I think every human being should be a conscious tool of the universe. . . .

-JG

i really am glad you came back to us instead of taking the other path. *hug*

-A_S (RIP your final words to me will never be forgotten)



Don't fuck with the laughing jesus.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Invisiblecreamcorn
mad scientist
Male User Gallery

Registered: 03/13/06
Posts: 2,962
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: coda]
    #5765464 - 06/18/06 07:17 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

actually there's a thread over in advanced about the watering crystals, and some folks have had really good results with them. constant moisture content is a good thing. if you overwater they pick up the excess, and if you miss a misting they slowly release moisture to fill in the gap there too. the mix you have sounds good to me actually.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offlinecoda
Banjo Goiter
Male

Registered: 03/20/01
Posts: 8,750
Last seen: 10 months, 21 days
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: creamcorn]
    #5765471 - 06/18/06 07:19 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

it's also really easy to fuck up your casing layer, there's a reason why that thread is in the advanced forum. For someone just starting out they should focus on getting the basics down first before moving on to advanced techniques.


--------------------
To get really high is to forget yourself. And to forget yourself is to see everything else. And to see everything else is to become an understanding molecule in evolution, a conscious tool of the universe. And I think every human being should be a conscious tool of the universe. . . .

-JG

i really am glad you came back to us instead of taking the other path. *hug*

-A_S (RIP your final words to me will never be forgotten)



Don't fuck with the laughing jesus.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisiblePrisoner#1
Even Dumber ThanAdvertized!
 User Gallery

Registered: 01/22/03
Posts: 193,665
Loc: Pvt. Pubfag NutSuck
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: 19741974]
    #5765484 - 06/18/06 07:22 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Quote:

19741974 said:
the seed starter is made by hoffman and has no extra nutrients. Thanx for any help.




seed starters are generaly ideal for casings because they contain all you need,
vermiculite, sphagnum/peat moss and a little lime, add nothing to it and you
do not want any extra nutrition in a casing, that leads to contams


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offline19741974
Stranger
 User Gallery
Registered: 06/18/06
Posts: 148
Last seen: 17 years, 3 months
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #5765598 - 06/18/06 07:51 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Well some say yea some say na. I might try it because it does contain all the right stuff. However if you look at the seed starter there is little peices of metal and i'm not sure if that is the water crystals or the lime or somthing that is not listed on the package that needs to be. Thanx guys.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineEraserhead
Lost Soul
Male User Gallery

Registered: 05/26/06
Posts: 1,363
Loc: Earth
Last seen: 14 years, 3 months
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: 19741974]
    #5765645 - 06/18/06 08:01 PM (17 years, 7 months ago)

the flakes of metal are just the vermiculite, wich looks like flakes of metal


--------------------


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offline19741974
Stranger
 User Gallery
Registered: 06/18/06
Posts: 148
Last seen: 17 years, 3 months
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: Eraserhead]
    #5767170 - 06/19/06 08:13 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Hello, I have one last question about casing. I noticed at this link http://www.shroomery.org/index.php/par/23619 , it shows the substraight being added to the top of the casing. Should'nt the substraight go in first and then cover with the casing. or can it just be mixed all together? Thanx, everyone has been so helpfull to me.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisiblePremedman1
Assistant to the insistent
 User Gallery

Registered: 12/21/05
Posts: 2,376
Loc: South of Sanity
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: 19741974]
    #5767194 - 06/19/06 08:21 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

In that example, 6T was using a top and BOTTOM casing layer, in which the latter is optional. Some swear by a thin layer of casing material under their substrate layer in smaller casings. Some, like myself, never use them. Just crumble your substrate and layer your casing material on top as evenly as possible, no mixing.


--------------------
Build a man a fire, he is warm for the night. Set a man on fire, he is warm for the rest of his life.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Offline19741974
Stranger
 User Gallery
Registered: 06/18/06
Posts: 148
Last seen: 17 years, 3 months
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: Premedman1]
    #5767202 - 06/19/06 08:24 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

Thanx Premedman1. Also Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is one of my all time fave's.


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineEquilibriuM
dream stalker

Registered: 07/17/05
Posts: 2,323
Last seen: 16 years, 8 months
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: 19741974]
    #5767207 - 06/19/06 08:26 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

that was him spawning. not casing.


--------------------
HELP!!!!!!!!!


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
InvisiblePremedman1
Assistant to the insistent
 User Gallery

Registered: 12/21/05
Posts: 2,376
Loc: South of Sanity
Trusted Cultivator
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: EquilibriuM]
    #5767240 - 06/19/06 08:36 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

:wink: Irregardless, just stick with my original post and check out Hyphae's Pinning Strategy for fine tuning your techniques.


--------------------
Build a man a fire, he is warm for the night. Set a man on fire, he is warm for the rest of his life.


Edited by Premedman1 (06/19/06 10:14 AM)


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
OfflineEquilibriuM
dream stalker

Registered: 07/17/05
Posts: 2,323
Last seen: 16 years, 8 months
Re: Useing regular seed starter for the casing? [Re: Premedman1]
    #5767280 - 06/19/06 08:54 AM (17 years, 7 months ago)

that was him spawning. its obvious. no one uses 6 lbs of casing for 2 quarts wbs  :grin:


--------------------
HELP!!!!!!!!!


Extras: Filter Print Post Top
Jump to top Pages: 1

Shop: North Spore Bulk Substrate   Original Sensible Seeds Autoflowering Cannabis Seeds   Mushroom-Hut Substrate Mix   PhytoExtractum Maeng Da Thai Kratom Leaf Powder


Similar ThreadsPosterViewsRepliesLast post
* One final casing question(s)...... josh666 958 6 10/20/01 05:22 AM
by Anno
* Re: Casing with vermiculite Mycelium5150 1,035 4 08/05/00 02:47 AM
by Anonymous
* Casing Overlay with Amazonians??? Catzeye 1,693 10 11/22/01 10:53 PM
by Catzeye
* casing and pinning plaastikbob 2,161 3 10/11/01 11:47 AM
by CubensisMage
* alternate 50/50+ casing? ShroominSpradl 1,332 4 01/22/02 04:58 AM
by Anonymous
* Casing Wont Pin MinorThreat4055 2,578 7 03/18/02 08:19 PM
by WakingUpLate
* LIGHT,CASING,PINING midnitesun 716 3 07/31/01 12:58 AM
by hubertd8
* 1/2 pint bird seed cakes...Stuff your PC! bassplayer74 2,275 9 01/29/02 04:05 AM
by Anno

Extra information
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Shroomism, george castanza, RogerRabbit, veggie, mushboy, fahtster, LogicaL Chaos, 13shrooms, Stipe-n Cap, Pastywhyte, bodhisatta, Tormato, Land Trout, A.k.a
1,155 topic views. 20 members, 185 guests and 57 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ]
Search this thread:

Copyright 1997-2024 Mind Media. Some rights reserved.

Generated in 0.025 seconds spending 0.01 seconds on 14 queries.