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OfflineShaqAttack
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Casing Thickness Question?
    #5895237 - 07/24/06 06:41 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Hi - How's it going? I have a question about casing thickness. If someone were to have a deep substrate of 4" to produce meaty fruits I realize that the casing layer could be 1"+. My question is would it make more sense to case with a depth of 1/2" to 5/8" and fruit and then recase with another 1/2" after the 1st flush is picked - getting a total of 1"+ that way? Or is the deeper casing layer of 1" from the get go more beneficial?

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Re: Casing Thickness Question? [Re: ShaqAttack]
    #5895719 - 07/24/06 08:50 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

The latter. When mushroom mycelium finishes colonizing the substrate and casing layers, it goes from veg to fruiting mode and stops expanding. It's normal after picking a flush to fill the divots with fresh casing to protect the substrate, but it doesn't colonize. It just sits there.

Unless you're growing a water pigging species such as agaricus, I see no benefit to a casing layer thicker than 1/2" regardless of substrate depth.
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Re: Casing Thickness Question? [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #5895968 - 07/24/06 09:38 PM (17 years, 6 months ago)

Thanks Roger - I'll stick to 1/2" casing. I guess I have to get away from that "more is better" frame of mind!!

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Re: Casing Thickness Question? [Re: ShaqAttack]
    #5897892 - 07/25/06 11:32 AM (17 years, 6 months ago)

My next substrate is going to be about 8 inches tall... Should I have an inche layer of casing?

Also, I only have a 16 inch tub... What will happen if shrooms hit the top? Will I have to to get a bigger tub, or will they continue to just grow fatter?

Sorry for hijacking this thread a little bit but its better than wasting space with a whole new one.


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