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airbender
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is this casing ok ?
#8050741 - 02/21/08 07:52 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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well during the 1st flush of this casing it was dry and the top layer first became gray and then yellow (assuming dead mycelial network ) didnt scrape the casing layer and 3 days later started fruiting again and this time better then the first since the water content is fixed =) but there are a few discolorations on the casing just like the 1st flush some areas are turning bluegreen but the fruits are healthy and fatter . So if there is a contamination the fruits should abort right ? If it fruits without a problem there is no problem ?? thanks for answers here are the photos :


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Re: is this casing ok ? [Re: airbender]
#8050766 - 02/21/08 08:00 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Looks like overlay to me... where the casing layer over-colonizes. The mycelium hardens to that thick yellow junk.
The blueish tint, IMO, looks like mycelial bruising. Completely normal in a situation where a bunch of cottony mycelium is exposed to water + air + misting.
I could be wrong.
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Re: is this casing ok ? [Re: SDP]
#8050853 - 02/21/08 08:37 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I agree with SDP. There is definitely some overlay going on here. Besides all that, you no longer have a casing layer. When the mycelium colonize a casing layer to the extent your's has, it is no longer functional. You cannot have a casing layer fully colonized be of any use.
Whatever casing layer you had is now apart of the substrate. On your next flush you need to fully hydrate that substrate by either dunking it or misting a few times a day for several days.
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doc34
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Re: is this casing ok ? [Re: Wronguy]
#8050973 - 02/21/08 09:05 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Wronguy said: I agree with SDP. There is definitely some overlay going on here. Besides all that, you no longer have a casing layer. When the mycelium colonize a casing layer to the extent your's has, it is no longer functional. You cannot have a casing layer fully colonized be of any use.
Whatever casing layer you had is now apart of the substrate. On your next flush you need to fully hydrate that substrate by either dunking it or misting a few times a day for several days.
Yep
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airbender
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Re: is this casing ok ? [Re: doc34]
#8051174 - 02/21/08 09:54 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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well thank you for your informative replies 
if there is no contamination issue i would leave it as is .
Since im not so much perfectionist and i do not have peat moss this casing was done with 60 40 verm coir , i put it to the fc the day i cased it and directly into fruiting conditions , to prevent overlaying but anyway it turns out that coir likes to be colonized real fast . since i see 40 50 pins right now and i can be happy to have just 20 - 30 mature fruits from this 1 quart of substrate for now it is somehow succes to me , with the next projects of course i ll try to prevent different factors that keeps me away from perfection thanks =)
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Frost000
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Re: is this casing ok ? [Re: airbender]
#8063536 - 02/24/08 07:54 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Coir was probably a big factor of why you got overlay. A casing layer should not be nutritious. Therefore why coir is most often used as a substrate instead of a casing layer. Good luck.
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Re: is this casing ok ? [Re: Frost000]
#8063647 - 02/24/08 09:05 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Frost000 said: A casing layer should not be nutritious. Therefore why coir is most often used as a substrate instead of a casing layer.
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