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[morthos]

Afternoon! I'm thinking to buy some clear tupperware-type bowls to grow in. The idea is to put in a thinner casing below & around the colonized popcorn than on the top, in hopes that the bottom & sides will pin first. With 360 pinning, I'm thinking to try to get more mush per flush.

These bowls, about 4L in capacity, would have a number of small nail holes in the bottom & sides to give gas exchange, as would the lid. The lid would stay on until the growing pins needed space, then I'd switch for saran-wrap or something that could stretch vertically a good 4".

I know the lack of ventilation encourages contams. The casing layer may be just enough to cover the popcorn. As it would contain little moisture, I'd consider putting together the popcorn alone in the bowl one day, letting it stitch together for 24-48hrs, dunk the mass overnight, then let drain a little, THEN case. Some of the popcorn may be used after a pre-birth flush.

I've got a stupid amount of colonized popcorn coming up, and a mad scientist itch! feels soooo good to scratch!

(Message edited by morthos on February 02, 2005)

[morthos]

Anybody?

[Lazlo]

I think allowing grains to recover uncased for a couple of days is the way to go. I always let my wbs set for 2-3 days in trays for recovery until i case. My contam rates are a hell of a lot better. As long as the bowls are transparent, you will get shrooms top, bottom, and sides. I used to do clear rubbermaids like that and had good results. Avoid the holes and just make sure you don't saturate the casing. Fan several times a day to prevent contamination.

[morthos]

Very interesting. Thanks for the replies guys!

I'll look for coir next time I'm in a larger center, and maybe start trying wild bird seed soon.

Just to be clear Rodger, I do want pinning on the bottom & all over the popcorn mass. With that purpose, a thin layer of dry verm would be good, yes?

I keep on thinking I need small nail holes from doing Chronic tek. I understand what you're saying about holes for the purpose of drainage; what I'm concerned about is gas exchange. Should I not have a few in the bottom for this? I'm thinking to try this in a Neglect tek fashion, only opening the unit at harvest-bleach dip-dunk time.

What I'm thinking of is a popcorn mass from 4-6 500ml jars. I would put this in the bowl, let stitch for a day or two, dunk, drain, then envelop with a thin layer of dry verm, add lid with 4~6 small nail holes for gas exchange, and turn bowl upside down so CO2 falls down & out. I would only open at harvest time. Between flushes I would bleach dip to battle contams.

As a variation could I mix the colonized popcorn with moist verm(until I get coir) for extra water supply?

Could this work as a neglect tek? Would I need 4-6 small nail holes in bottom for gas exchange given no fanning will happen?

Thanks guys!

[morthos]

Just read up on rez effect tek...

[morthos]

Thanks!