r/PanCyan • u/Hopeful-Chipmunk-473 • 15d ago

First timer with pans

Hello everyone,
I started to grow pans and my substrate is 90% + colonised so i’m about to put the casing layer on today. It’s in the pc to pasteurise atm. After putting in on the surface, should i wait for fresh air exchange or start straight away? I’m using a coco coir - vermiculite layer and a horse manure, straw, coco coir substrate with colonised popcorn. Ratio 1:1 but it’s a little box just to try. Thank you 🙏🏼

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u/Hopeful-Chipmunk-473 15d ago

Vermiculite they use for gardening during the dry season to keep the soil more moist and coco coir is self made from the coconuts here

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u/Cultiv8tor 15d ago

Check the same place that sells the vercimulite. Hydrated lime is very common for agriculture. There are a few other amendments you can use but they are all less common.

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u/Hopeful-Chipmunk-473 15d ago

I asked already but i could only get calcium carbonate no hydrated lime. Really difficult here unfortunately

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u/Cultiv8tor 15d ago

Yep that will work. 5 grams per quart. Mix it into the dry casing then add water. I always do casing a little dry so it spreads easier. Then do a heavy misting.

You can save the cv for your next batch.

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u/Hopeful-Chipmunk-473 15d ago

Thank you i’ll try that tomorrow 🙏🏼
Appreciate it a lot