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HerbBaker


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Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate
#7965263 - 02/01/08 02:58 PM (16 years, 12 hours ago) |
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Anyone used a Java Log as a substrate? http://www.java-log.com/
Edited by HerbBaker (02/01/08 03:00 PM)
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Day Tripper
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: HerbBaker]
#7965267 - 02/01/08 03:00 PM (16 years, 12 hours ago) |
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Interesting, but with coir as cheap as it is, why experiment?
What am I saying, I love experimenting!
These are not organic though, which I insist on for any myco material.
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HerbBaker


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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: Day Tripper]
#7965300 - 02/01/08 03:08 PM (16 years, 11 hours ago) |
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75 cents a pound for the Java Log. coffee has alot more nutes than coir i dont know why your comparing the two.
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bw86
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: HerbBaker]
#7965367 - 02/01/08 03:31 PM (16 years, 11 hours ago) |
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Go for it man why not try it, it always interesting when sum one dose sum thing new.
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HerbBaker


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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: bw86]
#7965426 - 02/01/08 03:54 PM (16 years, 11 hours ago) |
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ok i'll try one.
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Captain Cubensis
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: HerbBaker]
#7965586 - 02/01/08 04:23 PM (16 years, 10 hours ago) |
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Sounds like a chemical log to me man.
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HerbBaker


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its 100% natural.
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: HerbBaker]
#7966867 - 02/01/08 09:51 PM (16 years, 5 hours ago) |
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why not use both coir and the coffee log?
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RogerRabbit
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: Seventy]
#7967903 - 02/02/08 08:48 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Sounds like a plan. If it's packed really tight, you might want to break it up and mix with a bit of vermiculite to fluff it up. RR
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7968116 - 02/02/08 10:26 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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" Java-Log is comprised of all natural and all renewable waxes, recycled spent coffee grounds and natural binders."
The wax and "natural binders" would make me nervous but without experimentation we never learn new things.
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HerbBaker


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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: cbiegel]
#7968155 - 02/02/08 10:47 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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its non-petroleum veggie wax and molasses.
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RogerRabbit
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: HerbBaker]
#7968179 - 02/02/08 10:58 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I see no problem with it at all. However, there's only one way to find out. Let us know how it goes. RR
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7968328 - 02/02/08 11:48 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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go for it.. you may strike gold... you cant build a bridge without chopping some wood.. you cant make a fried egg with out cracking the shell... you cant see me like mase's eyebrows... haha.. bad example.. but you get it... good luck
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HerbBaker



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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: DJYoshaBYD]
#8183612 - 03/23/08 03:01 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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So i finally got the Java Log.. It says one 5lb log equals 365 cups of spent coffee grounds. Any tips on how i should go about using this? i can cut through it with some effort.and the smaller pieces break up fairly easy. should i try boiling it?

Edited by HerbBaker (03/23/08 03:13 PM)
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Luce
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: HerbBaker]
#8183653 - 03/23/08 03:16 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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I think I'd break off a chunk, boil and filter. Let us know how it goes for sure.
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HerbBaker



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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: Luce]
#8184316 - 03/23/08 07:00 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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So far so good..a little log(4 inches)goes a long way!



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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: HerbBaker]
#8184327 - 03/23/08 07:03 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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Looks good, man. I look forward to seeing what kind of results this puts out, because I have a few of these things just sitting around.
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: Skeeblix]
#8184515 - 03/23/08 07:52 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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100% coffee grounds are great but I strongly suggest mixing with coir and or coir/verm...
Coffee grounds do not retain moisture very well and tend to go dry after 1 or 2 flushes. Dunking doesn't seem to help either.
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: HybridprX]
#8184532 - 03/23/08 07:56 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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good luck... this looks interesting.
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Re: Java Log Spent Coffee Grounds Substrate [Re: fiasco]
#8184553 - 03/23/08 08:01 PM (15 years, 10 months ago) |
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This is a really cool concept, and I'm curious to see how it goes since I work for a certain Moby Dick referenced giant coffee corporation and have almost unlimited access to spent coffee grounds!!!
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