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    #5856324 - 07/13/06 10:32 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

how is everybody first off? I would like to clear a few things up for myself as well as for others. This post is intended to bring the topic to the message board so that additional info can be added in hopes to come to a more definent conclusion. Iam currently in the process of making a 50/50 plus casing mix and have read some things that may be usefull. When mixing your ingriedents the reccomended 1 1/2 cup of hydrated lime for every 15.5 cups of verm, 15.5 cups of peat is far to much osand will most likely hender any growth let alone provide any substantial mushroom yeild. Blue helix suggested that 1/4 teaspoon be added for every cup of peat.nd this will boost the ph up to 10 and slowly bring it back down to 7 right around fruiting time. do you agree? what effect will gypsum have on this if any? anyone have any additional info they can add to this . to get the best possible casing mixture. I just got a ph probe and plan on doing a few testes myself but would like some suggestions ? thanx for your timeand knowledge.
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Re: 50/ 50 plus [Re: jcee]
    #5856346 - 07/13/06 10:39 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

gypsum is sort of like baking soda... it keeps the casing layer from going too acidic or too basic/alkaline.

it's a buffering agent, i think it tries to keep the PH around 8


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Re: 50/ 50 plus [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5856363 - 07/13/06 10:48 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

so wwould it be usefull to add it to my mixture once I get a ph reading.


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Re: 50/ 50 plus [Re: jcee]
    #5856374 - 07/13/06 10:50 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

i thought gypsum was added to grains to keep them from clumping. i also think im right.


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Re: 50/ 50 plus [Re: Omnicracker]
    #5856378 - 07/13/06 10:51 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

yep. gypsum also does that :laugh:

I actually work with gypsum all day long at work, so it's something i've known a bit about for a while :P  and no, i'm not a drywaller :P  I'm a dental laboratory technician, or as some call it... "prosthedontician" or "dental technologist"... all of them work :P


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Re: 50/ 50 plus [Re: liamtheloser]
    #5856441 - 07/13/06 11:10 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

how much gypsumshould I put in for 50/50 tek


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Re: 50/ 50 plus [Re: jcee]
    #5856601 - 07/14/06 12:16 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)



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