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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: agar]
    #6467507 - 01/16/07 08:14 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

So how long in the PC would be good ??

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: Blutjager]
    #6467592 - 01/16/07 08:37 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

Basically, I just pour boiling water to hydrate a casing layer, cover and let cool, then hand squeeze right before I apply. No problems, really easy.

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: Blutjager]
    #6467600 - 01/16/07 08:39 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

If you are not packing in LARGE amounts, tightly in bags.
I would think about 1/2 the time you do grain spawn jars.

It's a cooking thing.

It takes far less time.
To cook a 3 lb chicken.
Than it does.
A 30 lb turkey.


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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: agar]
    #6467646 - 01/16/07 08:55 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

I have microwaved my casings for 10 mins on high
was getting contams, just on my casing layer

now I PC for 30 mins which has been working pretty good
I think I may move it up to 40 mins + if I get any more contams

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: agar]
    #6467740 - 01/16/07 09:18 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

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agar said:
A toilet flush simple cube casing cover mixture is:
Approximate volume of 60/40 Verm/Perlite mix.
With a small handful of coir mixed in.
No Ph adjustment required. :grin:



Good god thats genius!

I'm gonna have to try that a few times.
Do ya think a 1:5 ratio would be good? (sub/casing)
Thinking that would hold a lot of water.

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6469257 - 01/17/07 11:55 AM (18 years, 4 days ago)

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RogerRabbit said:

If you read the chapters in stamets books on casing preparation, whether you look in TMC or GGMM written almost 10 years later, you will find no mention of sterilizing or pasteurizing casing material. 




:thumbdown: Your are incorrect here RR

pg 130 TMC

Stamets does say to pasteurize

"evenly steamed for 2 hours at 160F"

OR

"bake the moist soil in an oven for two hours at 160F"

He also speaks of hygienic quality of casing soil... but HOW is an average cultivator suppose to know this???

RR your clean procedures must be impeccable

Everybody else, PC your casing!

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: tonyperez420]
    #6469304 - 01/17/07 12:05 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

I've never tried pc'ing or microwaving my casing material. Reason being is; I use far too much of it in order to do it in these manners. But I ALWAYS pasteurize my material for an hour prior to using it. I've seen far too many molds inside of bags of material to try otherwise.

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: RogerRabbit]
    #6469794 - 01/17/07 02:37 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

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In fact, on bulk substrates, cubes will fruit as well without a casing if other conditions are met.
RR





So what exactly are these conditions? I have a pretty good idea but maybe there is something I have missed in my reading.

I would much rather attempt to meet these optimal conditions to save the trouble of a casing layer.

I've heard people say a casing layer will help with flushes after the first, but wouldn't dunking after each flush serve the same purpose?

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Correct. You can't have a 'casing' unless you have a casing. What you're fruiting is an uncased bulk substrate. It should do fine, although a properly made and maintained casing layer will increase both pinsets and eventual harvests by transferring moisture from your mister to the mycelium as the fruits draw it out.
RR




Although, in another post I read of yours it sounds as if you were advocating a casing layer.

Edited by phoenity (01/17/07 02:44 PM)

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: phoenity]
    #6469869 - 01/17/07 03:03 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

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phoenity said:
I've heard people say a casing layer will help with flushes after the first, but wouldn't dunking after each flush serve the same purpose?




HippieChick employs this method.

Optimal for uncased is 100%RH with good FAE, temp 70-75*F.

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: phoenity]
    #6469892 - 01/17/07 03:09 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

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phoenity said:
Quote:

RogerRabbit said:
In fact, on bulk substrates, cubes will fruit as well without a casing if other conditions are met.
RR





So what exactly are these conditions? I have a pretty good idea but maybe there is something I have missed in my reading.

I would much rather attempt to meet these optimal conditions to save the trouble of a casing layer.





That condition would be keeping it near 100% RH. Basically, an uncased bulk substrate has the same requirements as a cake. Fresh air becomes more of an issue though, a large mass of substrate needs more frequent FAE, and frequent FAE makes it difficult to keep RH up. A casing layer is far more forgiving when it comes to the RH - its moist itself, so it holds a pocket of high humidity down at the surface of your substrate, where its needed, to stimulate pin development.

In my personal opinion a casing layer is *always* worth the trouble. Effort spent on prepping it really isn't all that much, and effort saved trying to juggle difficult environmental conditions and having to re-hydrate solely through dunking more than balances out. Again, my opinion (shared by many but not all) so take it for whatever its worth.

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: creamcorn]
    #6470259 - 01/17/07 04:42 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

You must not prepare your's the way I do . I double sift all the peat . It takes me almost a day to sift all the peat alone . I did do it in big batches though .

Cool mist with an ultrasonic running almost all day makes for excellent FAE , one exchange every 10 minutes , and humidity stays near 97% .



Whatever works for you . :grin:

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: HippieChick]
    #6470747 - 01/17/07 06:47 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

I'm with creamcorn here a casing is worth the effort and remember all situations are not the same. I like the buffering fact that allows for less maintenance in less than perfect conditions.


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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: hyphae]
    #6470984 - 01/17/07 07:36 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

I have a question for you Hippie Chick,I imagine your ability to fruit uncased substrates so successfully has a bit to do with you running an ultrasonic as well as a cool mist,If I were do buy a ultrasonic I would need to put it on the top shelf wouldn't I ?? And wouldn't it just over saturate the casings beneath it,and if I put it on the bottom next to the cool mist would it even do any good at all or would all the mist just go down and soak my perlite :imslow:

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: Blutjager]
    #6470993 - 01/17/07 07:39 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

I put mine in the cool mist . No need for any extra piping



and the mist just flows through the whole GH :thumbup:



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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: HippieChick]
    #6471012 - 01/17/07 07:45 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

This may come off as a stupid question BUT...

when you PC/sterilize the casing, do you dump all the casing into the pot or put it in jars or something? How's this work with the water used to PC??


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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: Cracka_X]
    #6471025 - 01/17/07 07:49 PM (18 years, 4 days ago)

I PC mine in quart jars, a little on the dry side . It spreads easier this way , doesn't clump , and I can spray it to get it to field capacity after it's applied .

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: HippieChick]
    #6471273 - 01/17/07 08:51 PM (18 years, 3 days ago)

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I put mine in the cool mist . No need for any extra piping



and the mist just flows through the whole GH :thumbup:



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well as always you inspire me...how hard is that to do,not for you but I mean for an unhandy person like me who calls a plumber over for a leaky faucet

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: Blutjager]
    #6471281 - 01/17/07 08:53 PM (18 years, 3 days ago)

It's easy as pie . Little PVC .

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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: HippieChick]
    #6472019 - 01/18/07 12:21 AM (18 years, 3 days ago)

awesome, thanks hippiechick!


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Re: Anyone not sterilize their casing layers...... [Re: Cracka_X]
    #6472186 - 01/18/07 01:14 AM (18 years, 3 days ago)

A single disk fogger sprays out about 10 ml per hour.
An impeller type cool mist, about the same mist amount, or more.
Most fogger manufacturers recommend not running a fogger.
More that 8 continuous hours.
A cool mist, you can run 24/7.
I would suggest having the fogger on a timer.
So, you don't burn it out.
Just my take in the combo.

You can also up-size:






18 gallon plastic drum
Fogger, bubble wand, aquarium heater.
(all in the drum)
Small fan & PVC pipe.

On timers, unit will run a couple weeks.
(15 minutes off/on 24/7)
At 95/97 Rh output.
Without a refill.
Plus, easy to refill.

Heater in water barrel, maintains mist output temperature.
Simple to build, if you can find/acquire the right drum & fan.


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