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liteage1
09-21-2007, 11:46 AM
my ant farm companions were mixing up some more bags of
50\50 castings mix with crushed oyster sells the other day.

well, they got this brainstorm !

lets save the water! the water that was squeezed out from the casting mix,
that is.
There's nutrients it that water! AWE, watering crystals! HMM
So they saved
The 1-gal of water that was squeezed out of the
7-1\2 cups peat moss,
1-1\4 cup lime,
7-1\2 cups vermiculite,
2cups crushed oyster sells.


Now this is what they did with the water;

they strained the water into a big blow. yes with a strainer.
and added enough watering crystals, to soak all the water up in that blow.
they got very fat indeed.
then they scooped the crystals up and put them into a
RAGU old style pasta sauce mason jars.

they got 8 of them jars out of the above recipe.
then
PC'ed them 15lbs for 45 min.
and then stored them in a cool place.
for later use.

This is what they plan to do with the nutrient rich watering crystals;

They used the Molly tek,
except !
instead of using the wet vermiculite .
they just plan to lay a thin layer of the nutrient rich crystals down
then a very thin layer of 50\50 castings on top of that.
then they graded one rice cake over the hole thing, then they covered over
that all up with some more castings. maybe 3 inches in total.
(they used a kitty litter tub,there are two sizes>> the smaller type sold at
wall-mart)

oh ya, leaving the casting mix outside for two week or more,
really helps allot.
there where tons more product!
then before, when the mix was not put outside.
to grow micro organisms needed to boost shroom growth.

how do I no this you may as.
the ants! they have taken some really cool photos and showed me.


well I guess you all well have to wait and see what happens from this
maybe new tek











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Molly
09-21-2007, 11:46 AM
They used the Molly tek,
>
> hehehe.. look Molly... you got your tek recognized by name now


*blushes* aww shucks.
MOlly

no@spamtoday
09-21-2007, 11:46 AM
Why make simple methods more complicated? The discovery that a casing layer
of *only* moist vermiculite is sufficient was published in 1980 (by E. R.
Badham).

Yachaj

Molly
09-21-2007, 11:46 AM
"liteage1" <liteage_1@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:Y1iKa.12115$UT7.4015@news02.roc.ny.frontierne t.net:

> i just seems that re-introducing nutrients and moisture via wating
> crystals instead of wet vermiculite would/mite help prolong or give
> one or hopefuly more fluses.
>
> the nutreants via the excess water from the making of the 50\50
> castings are saved instead of poured down the sink.
>
> now this tek i read, said that useing dog food water and W_crystals
> placed into a big mason jar, then inoculated with spores. will grow
> shrooms right out of the jar.
>
> any way out of boredom i'll try this and make some notes <>
> till next time
> cheers
> lite
>
>
>
>
Lite....my cat just tried that tek recently (the dog food)...but with her
first homemade spore syringe...its been 3 days and no growth, but still
hopeful! we shall see soon enough i guess.

Molly

Buggin69
09-21-2007, 11:46 AM
Molly wrote:
> "liteage1" <liteage_1@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:Y1iKa.12115$UT7.4015@news02.roc.ny.frontierne t.net:
>
>> i just seems that re-introducing nutrients and moisture via wating
>> crystals instead of wet vermiculite would/mite help prolong or give
>> one or hopefuly more fluses.
>>
>> the nutreants via the excess water from the making of the 50\50
>> castings are saved instead of poured down the sink.
>>
>> now this tek i read, said that useing dog food water and W_crystals
>> placed into a big mason jar, then inoculated with spores. will grow
>> shrooms right out of the jar.
>>
>> any way out of boredom i'll try this and make some notes <>
>> till next time
>> cheers
>> lite
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Lite....my cat just tried that tek recently (the dog food)...but with
> her first homemade spore syringe...its been 3 days and no growth, but
> still hopeful! we shall see soon enough i guess.
>
> Molly


how do you make your syringes?

Molly
09-21-2007, 11:46 AM
"Buggin69" <buggin69@cox.net> wrote in
news:YymKa.319468$3n5.16995@news2.central.cox.net:

> Molly wrote:
>> "liteage1" <liteage_1@yahoo.com> wrote in
>> news:Y1iKa.12115$UT7.4015@news02.roc.ny.frontierne t.net:
>>
>>> i just seems that re-introducing nutrients and moisture via wating
>>> crystals instead of wet vermiculite would/mite help prolong or give
>>> one or hopefuly more fluses.
>>>
>>> the nutreants via the excess water from the making of the 50\50
>>> castings are saved instead of poured down the sink.
>>>
>>> now this tek i read, said that useing dog food water and W_crystals
>>> placed into a big mason jar, then inoculated with spores. will grow
>>> shrooms right out of the jar.
>>>
>>> any way out of boredom i'll try this and make some notes <>
>>> till next time
>>> cheers
>>> lite
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Lite....my cat just tried that tek recently (the dog food)...but with
>> her first homemade spore syringe...its been 3 days and no growth, but
>> still hopeful! we shall see soon enough i guess.
>>
>> Molly
>
>
> how do you make your syringes?
>
>
>

See "Syringes" thread then buggin69 and i will explain my cats process.
;)
Molly.