Casing
Photos of casing in mushroom growing — a layer of water-retentive materials (peat moss + vermiculite pH'd with hydrated lime or limestone) applied on bulk substrate to encourage and enhance pinning, reduce blob mutation and avoid green mold contamination
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Spawn to Bulk & Casing
STEP 8. How to make mushroom cake or spawn to bulk for MonoTub, Bottle-tek etc. How to prepare bulk and casing substrate. Advantages of bulk and casing. Substrate recipes. Additives for fruiting substrate and casing. Bulk and Casing colonization
Choose substrate for mushrooms
STEP 2. Overall guide about substrate types for mushroom growing. The difference between substrates: grain for spawn, bulk and casing. Choose right grain for spawn. First step of grain substrate preparation



















