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Mushroom cultivation => Cultivation => Topic started by: wizdumb on October 19, 2008, 08:05:33 AM

Title: caseing
Post by: wizdumb on October 19, 2008, 08:05:33 AM
Most of the caseing recipes in the tek and abroad are of the  non nutritive type.  I've been having success caseing with a mix of dung, straw, worm caseing, oyster shell and vermiculite.  Obviously nutritive.  Then a very thin layer of verm. on top of the mixture layer.  Are there disadvantages to this method?   
Title: Re: caseing
Post by: gdizzle on October 19, 2008, 10:12:24 AM
how much vermiculite do you consider 'very thin' that you add to the top... i case with straight verm and only add 1/4-1/2" to the top of my substrate
Title: Re: caseing
Post by: wizdumb on October 19, 2008, 10:54:42 AM
1/8 inch of verm. on top of dung/straw,oyster shell mix.
Title: Re: caseing
Post by: gdizzle on October 19, 2008, 01:35:04 PM
you don't want a nutritious casing layer it is more likely get contaminated 
Title: Re: caseing
Post by: Baphom3t on October 19, 2008, 04:33:23 PM
I have used 100% coir as casing and it's mainly used for bulk spawning like what you are describing.
I have also used top soil as casing which is 100% non nutritive.
Them verm you are adding is non nutritive.
Oyster Shell is a optional ingredient and is not really need imo.

The casing mix you are using sounds alot like a mix for bulk sub.
The dung/straw is meant for spawning/spawning to bulk, not casing.

Baph