casing

eastwood · 03-03-06, 00:08

i made a couple casings following the hongus tek .. In the tek he didnt pre sterlize his casing mix so Should I have pre sterlized my casing mix or do you think the 2 brf cakes that i used in each of the casings will be strong enough to colinize.. this is my first casing ,,,, all I used was verm as a casing mix

golly · 03-03-06, 06:25

vermiculite normally needs no heating if u mixed with clean water, as it comes presterilized out of the bag...

eastwood · 03-03-06, 12:02

i just used regular tap water>>>>>>>

BuckarooBanzai · 03-04-06, 18:28

You should be good. Tap water is cleaner than you'd think, bacteria wise.

I'm unfamiliar with Hongus Tek. Did you bury the cakes in Verm whole, or did you crumble and then put verm on top? How thick is your top layer of verm?

eastwood · 03-05-06, 14:47

Iused a meatloaf aluminum pan that u buy at the supermarket i put a little damp verm on bottom crumbled 2 brf cakes and put semi damp verm about 1/4 in on the top layer after i cased i wraped up in aliminum foil === question === do i need to poke any holes in the foil im keeping my fingers crossed

golly · 03-05-06, 15:05

i always poke few small holes in the foil, so things dont get totally stagnant....How long u going to incubate...?

eastwood · 03-05-06, 15:35

how long should I incubate ??? I was going to take the foil off and have a look after about 6 days .....any suggestions

~Hippie3 · 03-05-06, 15:39

i'd look in a couple days,
verm. doesn't really colonize all that well
compared to verm/coir so don't expect
to see a lot of mycellia on the surface

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03-03-06, 00:08	#1 (permalink)
eastwood Mycotopiate Join Date: Jul 1972 Posts: 3,287	casing i made a couple casings following the hongus tek .. In the tek he didnt pre sterlize his casing mix so Should I have pre sterlized my casing mix or do you think the 2 brf cakes that i used in each of the casings will be strong enough to colinize.. this is my first casing ,,,, all I used was verm as a casing mix

03-04-06, 18:28	#4 (permalink)
BuckarooBanzai Prone to ranting... Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,053	You should be good. Tap water is cleaner than you'd think, bacteria wise. I'm unfamiliar with Hongus Tek. Did you bury the cakes in Verm whole, or did you crumble and then put verm on top? How thick is your top layer of verm? __________________ Banzai Institute for Higher Education (a collection of growing Teks & threads)

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03-03-06, 06:25	#2 (permalink)
golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,227	vermiculite normally needs no heating if u mixed with clean water, as it comes presterilized out of the bag...

03-03-06, 12:02	#3 (permalink)
eastwood Mycotopiate Join Date: Jul 1972 Posts: 3,287	i just used regular tap water>>>>>>>

03-05-06, 14:47	#5 (permalink)
eastwood Mycotopiate Join Date: Jul 1972 Posts: 3,287	Iused a meatloaf aluminum pan that u buy at the supermarket i put a little damp verm on bottom crumbled 2 brf cakes and put semi damp verm about 1/4 in on the top layer after i cased i wraped up in aliminum foil === question === do i need to poke any holes in the foil im keeping my fingers crossed

03-05-06, 15:05	#6 (permalink)
golly modapotato Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,227	i always poke few small holes in the foil, so things dont get totally stagnant....How long u going to incubate...?

03-05-06, 15:35	#7 (permalink)
eastwood Mycotopiate Join Date: Jul 1972 Posts: 3,287	how long should I incubate ??? I was going to take the foil off and have a look after about 6 days .....any suggestions

03-05-06, 15:39	#8 (permalink)
~Hippie3 DUNG DEALER Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 42,760	i'd look in a couple days, verm. doesn't really colonize all that well compared to verm/coir so don't expect to see a lot of mycellia on the surface