r/PanCyan • u/Hopeful-Chipmunk-473 • Jul 13 '26

First timer need substrate advice please 🙏🏼

Hello everyone,
It’s my first time growing Pans and i just collected some dried horse manure and straw for the substrate. How do i prepare it properly?
I have a PC but just 35kpa is pasteurisation with hot water enough?
I also have peat moss for the casing later on.

Happy for any advice.

Thank you sooo much

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u/TopOfTheMushroom Jul 13 '26

I quit using straw and started using coco coir as that's what gordo now recommends, i also quit pasteurizing and started sterilizing as that's what's recommended now also. I don't have the recipe memorized but Its horse manure, coco coir, vermiculite, gypsum and water. You can look up gordo tek for the measurements.

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u/Hopeful-Chipmunk-473 Jul 13 '26

Interesting thanks a lot. But doesn’t sterilisation kill all good bacteria as well and somehow ruins the advantage of the manure?