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Originally Posted by Pixie Dust When you puncture the holes in the lids, do you do it before pc'ing and adding subtrate? or after? And how much do you innoculate into a pint jar? sorry if this is off topic .. |
Well, the first time I used inverted metal canning lids and poked the holes before PC'ing, but I covered them with tape and/or foil before PCing. After reading browsing the Topia some more, I've seen a lot of people talk against using tape. I had also tried a single hole in the middle of an inverted metal canning lid stuffed with polyfill, and again this was all done before PCing and covered with foil.
This time I used Tyvek to cover the jars and covered with foil, then PCed them and poked holes while innoculating.
So if you are going to punch holes in a lid, I would do it before PCing. It doesn't matter if its before or after adding substrate as long as you PC it afterwards. As far as how much to inocculate per jar, I personally try to use 1ml per jar in 4 different innoculation points (.25 ml per innoculation site).
