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geko
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Re: can i use potting soil for casing? [Re: diableria]
#6723412 - 03/29/07 06:13 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Casing mix is the top layer. It sits on top of everything and provides the best micro climate for pin formation. You do not mix a casing into the substrate.
It would be good if you read a little more, that way you will save our members from killing each other over threads like this one
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figment
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Re: can i use potting soil for casing? [Re: geko]
#6723581 - 03/29/07 08:04 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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you're terminology is wrong. casings mix, or "casing," goes ON TOP of the substrate(crushed cakes). casings usually consist of verm, peat, and crushed oyster shell (there are a lot of recipes)THATS a casing.
im assuming what you're talking about is substrate. you need to use hpoo, coco coir, or something along those lines. THEN case with your "casing mix."
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diableria
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Re: can i use potting soil for casing? [Re: figment]
#6724267 - 03/29/07 11:52 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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yeaa sorry it was confusing, what i used to do was put a layer of verm on the bottom of the tray and then i would put the crushed cakes on top of that and then add a 50\50 mix of peat moss with verm on top of the cakes... but like i said i cant get anymore peat moss, just potting soil, i was wondering if i could replace the peat moss with potting soil, thats all lol
so yeaa im talking about the casing mix! i was confused cause its been about a year since i dont grow any
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diableria
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Re: can i use potting soil for casing? [Re: diableria]
#6724297 - 03/29/07 12:02 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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check out one of my growths, it isnt the best but its enough for me
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kyleda1kid
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Re: can i use potting soil for casing? [Re: diableria]
#6724374 - 03/29/07 12:29 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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it looks dry in there, but looks goooood. mmm mmm
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Rhizoid
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Re: can i use potting soil for casing? [Re: diableria]
#6753720 - 04/06/07 10:25 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yes, you can use potting soil for casing. It's an old tek. The book by Oss & Oeric (the McKenna brothers) from 1976 used rye grain cased with sterilized soil. I have cased cubensis with soil a number of times with good results when vermiculite wasn't available. I prefer plain vermiculite since it can't get contaminated.
Sterilizing is usually not necessary if you buy bagged soil from a store, at least not in my experience. But if you're unlucky there can be insect eggs in the soil... and make sure there are no chemical fungicides in it. Anti-fungal trichoderma additives don't seem to be a problem for cubensis though.
You have to be careful not to wet the surface of the soil too much, so it doesn't turn into a mud layer that blocks gas exchange.
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burmesepsylicibe
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Re: can i use potting soil for casing? [Re: Rhizoid]
#6753741 - 04/06/07 10:37 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Here are my casings. wbs spawned to cair and coffee, cased with mgmc (with new AquaCoir!)I read for months on here before ever posting, but now that i have some success I can chime in.

Here's my current spawn run.

here's popcorn and wbs side to side.
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one of these was an LC
Which do you think it was?
deformedreality said:
.. besides the dead body of that pig i hid under the perlite.. he was snooping around too much ;]
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Basidiomycete
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IMHO 50/50+ is the best casing layer you can use...
However, you WILL get BETTER pinsets with a good potting mix, especially those with a little activated charcoal, perlite, and seldom woodchips. The downside to this is that WILL SURELY have clumping issues which WILL cause massive casing layer chunks being removed which WILL cause you to loose that casing earlier than if you had cased with 50/50+
50/50+ also will produce bigger mushies as it usually a little more giving with water delivery.
but dont case with any of that other shit
happy trails
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