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Casing vs. contamination
    #5837487 - 07/09/06 12:00 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

I've been reading and studying a lot on here and I've noticed that everyone advises against trying to fruit an uncolonized cake because it will become contaminated. How is that any different from the casing method? What keeps the casing from becoming contaminated and/or what steps can be taken( besides absolute sterility) to ensure healthy mycelial growth and good fruiting?


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Re: Casing vs. contamination [Re: Agent00dude]
    #5837525 - 07/09/06 12:16 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Much difference. An uncolonized cake has rice or grains that supply food for fungi, both mushroom and contaminant fungi.

A casing layer is non-nutritious.
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Re: Casing vs. contamination [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5837637 - 07/09/06 01:01 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

First off, as RR said, the casing doesn't provide food for your myc (or for contams) Furthermore, a fully colonized cake is much more resistant to contams because the myc have made there be no place for the spores of a contam to take hold.

Attempting to fruit an incompletely colonized cake, as has been said by many before me, will either A) become contaminated, or B) produce minimal yields even if it DOES stave off contamination, and as such it is a much better idea to have a bit more patience and simply wait for it to fully colonize.


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Re: Casing vs. contamination [Re: Murit]
    #5837695 - 07/09/06 01:26 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

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Re: Casing vs. contamination [Re: Yamidude]
    #5840511 - 07/09/06 09:50 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

What does a casing layer consist of? I know you are supposed to put down vermiculite first, then the crumbled cake, but what goes on top of it?


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Re: Casing vs. contamination [Re: Agent00dude]
    #5840688 - 07/09/06 10:31 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Click the links at the bottom of the page and read up.
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Re: Casing vs. contamination [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5841700 - 07/10/06 08:58 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

The best casing IME has been a 50/50 peat moss/vermiculite (with a touch of lime) mixture. I have found coir to be a little too nutritious for my humble casing skills. GL.


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