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spectrem12
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casing using PF tek
#6783118 - 04/13/07 01:12 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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I took two PF cakes... I took a sterile fork and split them open into small nickel size pieces.... (All in sterile environment)
i took my tin container and put a 1/2 inch of vermiculite on the bottom and then put my shredded cakes on top of that...
Then I took my 50/50 mix with peatmoss, vermiculite, water, and crushed coral on top of that.... a good 1/2 inch to an inch or so...
Now the 50/50 mix was pressure cooked before I put it on there..
After I put this all together, I put a piece of plastic on the container and poked alot of holes in it...
I put it in the incubation chamber at 81 degrees... Its been a week and I dont see anything showing through yet...
Any suggestions?
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exagram
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Re: casing using PF tek [Re: spectrem12]
#6783138 - 04/13/07 01:15 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Making sure humidity is high and increasing FAE ought to speed things along.
It's your choice, but most guides suggest a 1-2 inch casing layer on top.
EDIT: out of interest, how did you keep the casing layer clean as it cooled after you pressure cooked it?
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Edited by exagram (04/13/07 01:16 PM)
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BlehMaestro
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Re: casing using PF tek [Re: exagram]
#6783158 - 04/13/07 01:19 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Might as well just fruit it now. With a casing of peat and verm it's not going to colonize the top layer, which is good. A lot of people, like myself, 'case' with coco coir and the myeclium colonizes it because it has nutrients. A true casing layer has no nutes, and that's good because it just creates a good environment / protection for the myc. so you don't want it stickin out.
Give it plenty of fresh air and plenty of water and youll have some nice fruits in a week or two!
Also, pasteurize casing material instead of sterilize it. This means, keep it at 150-180F for about an hour. You want some beneficial bacteria left in the casing.
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spectrem12
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Re: casing using PF tek [Re: exagram]
#6783180 - 04/13/07 01:27 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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After I mixed everything together... I put it into quart jars... the same jars with air exchange I use for my grain...
I had 2 jars filled with vermiculite (Dry) and 5 filled with the mix... all were covered with aluminum... Pressure cooked it.. and let it sit in the cooker untill I was ready to make my casing...
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spectrem12
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Re: casing using PF tek [Re: BlehMaestro]
#6783186 - 04/13/07 01:28 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
BlehMaestro said: Also, pasteurize casing material instead of sterilize it. This means, keep it at 150-180F for about an hour. You want some beneficial bacteria left in the casing.
I learned this after I made 4 conatainers of the stuff...
Anyone have a good Pasturize tek link? I have a few bookmarked... but I was wondering if there were any others
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Re: casing using PF tek [Re: spectrem12]
#6783203 - 04/13/07 01:33 PM (16 years, 11 months ago) |
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Edited by BlehMaestro (04/13/07 01:46 PM)
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