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1>can you use plastic trash cans or is there a reason you used metal/ also when you let your stuff drain are you concerned with the fact that it would just be layin there drainin in your bath tub???
I?ve used large 55 gallon plastic pickle barrells before, so I assume you can use plastic trash can. Never really worried about it being in the tub. Of course the tub was relatively clean. Not fit to eat off of, but not full of mold and shit.
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2>how much grain/birdseed would you recomened you say a bag but there are a few different size bags(jus wounderin)??
I think I answered this above. I used the largest bags I could find. Sometimes they were from FP, sometimes other places. I had these enormous bags with 2 filter patches that I used sometimes, I have no idea where I got them. So far as recomendations, I would use at least a pint per square foot. Actually, that?s what I?d recomend. Personally I would use AT LEAST a quart per square foot. But I liked overkill.
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3>can you describe how much plastic you used to line the box and how you perferated the top plastic?did you tape the liner in or just let it chill?did you sterilize the plastic?
I think it was a couple (2-3) layers of plastic bags to line the boxes. It was taped around the outside where it folded down a few inches. Clear packing tape was used. No plastic was sterilized, I?ve always been confidant in new unopened plastic products as being pretty clean. Top was perforated based on my judgement and experience (I eyeballed it) which was aquired from shroomgod?s advice on number and type of perforations in his straw tek. I don?t remember how to describe it, but I know it when I see it.
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4>were you concerned with contamination when you aired them out?did you mist alot?
No, I wasn?t concerned with contamination when airing. In fact, I wasn?t particularly concerned with contamination at all becuase I didn?t really care if these succeeded. They were leftovers that didn?t get into the terrerium. I misted when the casing seemed dry (and to be honest that is, if I even checked it that day). Sometimes it may have been twice a day, but usually only once.
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1....did you have any problem initiating pinning ?even if you did?nt how would you suggest getting it to pin if troubles accured?
I had no problem initiating pinning. If I did, I would have reexamined the environment, especially the lack of light. If you want general pinning procedures read TMC?s chapter on the subject. Post a specific question if you have one.
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2....have you had many contamination problems with this procedure?
I haven?t done this since the original three experiments. Contamination did eventually set in after several to many flushes depending on the tray. One tray never contaminated after many flushes, a move to a new location, and eventually several outdoor flushes.
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3....could you use just vermiculite without coir? why do you use coir?
Coir based casing rock and rip! I?ve never ever seen any casing mix that could come close to the speed and quality of growth in a coir based casing. Casing colonizations are about half time in a good coir based casing. Growth is exponentially more rhizomorphic. If you think vermiculite casings are fine, then you can use them. Personally I wouldn?t settle for fine when amazing is attainable.
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4....when you are letting the straw/dung drain do you do this in just your bath tub?
I did in this case. You could do it outside, or in any other room of your house if you prefer.
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5.....how much spawn do you use, and would rye be fine
already covered the amount question. Rye would of course be fine. For all practical purposes, grain is grain. It really depends on which one you can prepare correctly as to which one is best.
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6....do you mist the spawn at all?do you mist the casing at all?
no you don?t mist spawn, yes you mist the casing
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7...how long should i wait till i case?
have you ever grown before? you case when the substrate is colonized
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8...do you case a special way?
everything I do is special...-j/k no.
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9...i dont understtand how the h202 is used, i know you only used it as a saftey precaution but i want to do the same precaution.any explination would be appreciated?
The peroxide methods virtually eliminate the threat of contamination. I think they were described pretty clearly in the original post, especially if you?ve heard of the methods before. Do you have a specific question?
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10..what kind of procedure did you follow when mixing the straw/dung with the grain, what did you mix it in?
Can you not imagine how you could mix spawn and substrate yourself? I used a large tub, mixed the grain and the substrate by hand, then put alternating layers of the substrate and more spawn into the fruiting container. How you do it isn?t really important. Simply get the spawn mixed in with the substrate withouth dropping it on the floor or wiping your ass with it. No real need to be ridiculously paranoid about cleanliness, but you can?t be too clean.
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11... after the straw layer was set ,did you put more grain on top then a layer of dung??
I think the specific way I did it was to shake the top layer of dung with some grain spawn in a trash bag, spread it over the straw, then sprinkle the little bit of remaining grain over the top. Again, I don?t think this important, it?s just the way I did it. All you need to do is thoroughly mix the spawn with the substrate. I do like to have a little spawn directly on top of the top layer of substrate though, thinking that the sooner the top colonizes, the sooner it will act as a protective barrier for the rest of the tray.
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