casing layer

hunter420 · 10-17-09, 15:17

well i was just wondering what some good casing teks are and mixes? my rye grain is almost ready to put in trays i was just wondering what so easy mixes are and i need stuff that is easy to find cuz where i live there isnt alot of options and if i need to travel anywhere it makes it a bitch cuz its far to the next city or town and ways please write what you can to gimme a hand thanx

hyphaenation · 10-17-09, 15:20

Casing from the archives:

http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...tml?1167741773

For an overview and links click the word ------> casing <-------

hunter420 · 10-17-09, 15:25

you guys are the sh*t everytime i need something you are more then happy to lend a hand why cant to outside world be like this hahahha peace man

dice · 10-17-09, 15:25

All sorts of casing teks in the vaults here
http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...tml?1107364516

If I were you id use the grain as spawn
and mix with some donkey doo from mycrotopia
http://www.mycrotopia.com/catalog/catalog.php

Salvation · 10-17-09, 18:18

Are you spawning the myc to a bulk sub? Just do that and you won't need a casing layer.

spanky · 10-20-09, 13:45

Yes, but a casing layer almost ALWAYS helps. pure vermiculite casings are a good choice If you have no experience because they have lower risk of contams. In a bulk tub- I often use pure verm casings because they are so easy and it promotes all of the pins to come in nice and pretty on the top. It also helps keep the surface from getting overlaid if you have excess humidity/ water droplets on your colonized sub. If your feeling up to it though, go with Coir/Verm mix all the way at 50/50. Do that right and you can increase your pinset above and beyond. Good luck!

chavivaus · 10-20-09, 14:54

keep it simple, just verm @ field capacity

eatyualive · 10-20-09, 15:25

i like 50/50 coarse grade verm/ coir.

Heisenberg · 10-21-09, 18:39

My personal casing blend is 3 cups peat with 1 heaping Tb hydrated lime, blend well, then take 1 cup coir, add 3Tb gypsum, blend well, then combine with peat. Add like 1 1/2 cup water, mix well, pasteurize for 2 hrs at 150*. The coir adds structure to keep the peat from matting down and peat is hella cheaper and doesn't overlay like straight coir. I have never use vermiculite in casings, only cakes. PITA to clean off fruits.

dice · 10-21-09, 18:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by eatyualive

i like 50/50 coarse grade verm/ coir.

I 2nd that!
Always works great.

potatocore · 10-21-09, 19:14

Check the vaults on casings and read hiPs post on casing technique. I'm a liitle dumb so I wrote the whole thing out by hand an hour ago so it would stick. An old habit... Tedious but effective!

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10-17-09, 15:17	#1 (permalink)
hunter420 Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 66	casing layer well i was just wondering what some good casing teks are and mixes? my rye grain is almost ready to put in trays i was just wondering what so easy mixes are and i need stuff that is easy to find cuz where i live there isnt alot of options and if i need to travel anywhere it makes it a bitch cuz its far to the next city or town and ways please write what you can to gimme a hand thanx

10-17-09, 15:20	#2 (permalink)
hyphaenation Puck Teknician Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5,646	Casing from the archives: http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...tml?1167741773 For an overview and links click the word ------> casing <------- __________________ We're just flying by the seed of our plants.

10-17-09, 15:25	#4 (permalink)
dice Jack of all trades. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,762	All sorts of casing teks in the vaults here http://archives.mycotopia.net/discus...tml?1107364516 If I were you id use the grain as spawn and mix with some donkey doo from mycrotopia http://www.mycrotopia.com/catalog/catalog.php __________________ When in doubt Pack another

10-20-09, 13:45	#6 (permalink)
spanky Mycophiliac Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 66	Yes, but a casing layer almost ALWAYS helps. pure vermiculite casings are a good choice If you have no experience because they have lower risk of contams. In a bulk tub- I often use pure verm casings because they are so easy and it promotes all of the pins to come in nice and pretty on the top. It also helps keep the surface from getting overlaid if you have excess humidity/ water droplets on your colonized sub. If your feeling up to it though, go with Coir/Verm mix all the way at 50/50. Do that right and you can increase your pinset above and beyond. Good luck! __________________ Wouldn't it be nice?

10-17-09, 15:25	#3 (permalink)
hunter420 Mycophiliac Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 66	you guys are the sh*t everytime i need something you are more then happy to lend a hand why cant to outside world be like this hahahha peace man

10-17-09, 18:18	#5 (permalink)
Salvation Funguy Fungi Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3	Are you spawning the myc to a bulk sub? Just do that and you won't need a casing layer.

10-20-09, 14:54	#7 (permalink)
chavivaus Mycophiliac Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 12	keep it simple, just verm @ field capacity

10-20-09, 15:25	#8 (permalink)
eatyualive ExoCannibalist Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,064	i like 50/50 coarse grade verm/ coir. __________________ Click for Eat's Reference

10-21-09, 18:39	#9 (permalink)
Heisenberg Mycophiliac Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 51	My personal casing blend is 3 cups peat with 1 heaping Tb hydrated lime, blend well, then take 1 cup coir, add 3Tb gypsum, blend well, then combine with peat. Add like 1 1/2 cup water, mix well, pasteurize for 2 hrs at 150*. The coir adds structure to keep the peat from matting down and peat is hella cheaper and doesn't overlay like straight coir. I have never use vermiculite in casings, only cakes. PITA to clean off fruits.

10-21-09, 19:14	#11 (permalink)
potatocore Knuckledraggin Loser Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 270	Hipp3 Check the vaults on casings and read hiPs post on casing technique. I'm a liitle dumb so I wrote the whole thing out by hand an hour ago so it would stick. An old habit... Tedious but effective! __________________ ...if she had as many sticking out her as she has had in her she would look like a Hillbilly straw-log! -CoyoteMesc

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