
Watering experiment, input needed.
#1
Posted 27 February 2005 - 05:16 PM
I made a rye grass seed casing with verm. (I've been doing these for a while...its time to move on). its a texan casing, and holy crap, it started pinning almost right after I picked flush one. tex recovers like a porn star. but anyway, last flush I took 10 cc's of water and just squirted between pins but not on them, soaking the verm. is this effective? its not totally arid, as in: in need of a dunk, because the last flush was small, but I want these pins to make it becasue its a decent set.
thanks
#2
Posted 27 February 2005 - 06:32 PM
#3
Posted 27 February 2005 - 06:59 PM
#4
Posted 28 February 2005 - 12:53 AM
Your method however is definately the safest way. Only use the above methods on a trial basis until you are comfortable in your procedures.
#5
Posted 28 February 2005 - 08:26 AM
Its even possible to dunk casings with pins as long as you dont plan on recasing.
very true, i've done that many times.
cakes, too.
my observations are that most of the time
one can mist pins.
but i do back off when the pins are very small,
less than 1/2 inch or so
then once they hit the 1/2" mark
i resume misting
#6
Guest_Peter Cottontail_*
Posted 28 February 2005 - 09:25 AM
#7
Guest_dial8_*
Posted 28 February 2005 - 10:06 AM
#8
Posted 28 February 2005 - 11:42 AM
is not the water per se,
but the forceful impact of the droplets
on the fragile mycellia connecting the pin
to the substrate,
which would also explain
why a dunk,
being full immersion
so the natural bouyance of the pin
helps support it,
does little or no harm.
#9
Posted 28 February 2005 - 02:51 PM
#10
Posted 01 March 2005 - 11:08 PM
i suspect that the real killer of tiny pins
is not the water per se,
but the forceful impact of the droplets
on the fragile mycellia connecting the pin
to the substrate,
which would also explain
why a dunk,
being full immersion
so the natural bouyance of the pin
helps support it,
does little or no harm.
This is exactly my belief as well. I misted things with pins for quite a while with no ill effects. The trick is to got a very fine spray, and dont hold the bottle close to the tray. If you keep it gentle they will be fine.
#11
Posted 01 March 2005 - 11:19 PM
#12
Posted 16 April 2006 - 10:39 AM
Well, I recently had an idea to turn into an experiment in here for casing watering. This is very similar to the reservoir idea for the pf tek. I have been going to the local flower shops and greenhouses with spring coming and have been seeing a lot of watering spike systems for watering plants while out of town. Some are gel and some are ceramic with a wicking system. I have included pics of both systems and plan on potentially preparing a comparison between the two. The control would be a regular casing. The experimental trays would be trays with one gel spike and one ceramic spike. Any input or ideas to help this be a better trial woudl be appreciated. Or if it is a bad idea or has already been done please let me know that too. Thanks.
#13
Posted 16 April 2006 - 01:26 PM
#14
Posted 16 April 2006 - 04:21 PM
#15
Posted 16 April 2006 - 07:41 PM
#16
Posted 16 April 2006 - 08:16 PM
Sounds like an experiment is in order...
#17
Posted 26 June 2006 - 06:26 PM
#18
Posted 26 June 2006 - 06:57 PM
Don't think it would have much effect on a newly spawned grow though..
#19
Posted 26 June 2006 - 10:38 PM
as that's their preferred breeding habitat
#20
Posted 27 June 2006 - 12:31 PM
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