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  3. Posted

    Hmmm... Everything I have read says that CO2 is bad and causes a reduction in fruiting.

    Should the casing containers have drainage holes in the base for flushing purposes?

    I don't know why your casing will swell. All the ones I've seen had actually shrunk. :blink:

    Might swell at flushing but surely not beyond the original volume.

  4. Posted

    Heya Sphinx

    Havern't tried casing as yet but I can help you out on a couple of points from what I've read.

    The casing container should be of an opaque material other wise you will get pinning at the sides of the case. You could also opacify a clear container to acheive the same thing by taping the outside of the container with clothtape or something similar.

    The peat/verm should be sterilized and idealy Ph adjusted, although from what other members have told me the Ph adjustment is not absolutly necessary.

    It is best to if possible to have the casing as flush with the top of the container as able. CO2 tends to be trapped if the casing is sunk as CO2 is heavier than air and this reduces yield. Having it flush allows the CO2 to flow to a lower point away from the casings surface. I don't know about overflowing though, flush is as full as I'd go personally. Over filling the case would cause pieces to fall out and increase contam risk I would imagine.

  7. Posted

    Yeppers Stramonium.

    Interesting how the stems are green. I found a patch of these a couple of months ago. There were 2 clumps growing near each other and one lot had green stems and pure white flowers like the ones pictured, the next clump had the purplish stems and had flowers with a purplish throat.

    They would have to be the same variety growing so close together, but what causes the difference in colour? The clumps weren't more than 4 meters apart.

  8. Posted

    Lucky bastard !!

    Always wanted to go barra fishing.

    Did some reef fishing off Darwin once, best salt water fishing I have ever done!

    Prefer lure fishing though. Nothing like strolling up a river/creek taking in the sites :) Relaxation!

    Maybe we should organise the next camping trip at teo's :) hehe

  9. Posted

    I don't actually think that this is the compound that does the work. I would think that the active ingredient is in the form of a dimethylate salt.

    For example Glyphosphate weed killers are usually in the form of an isopropylamine salt. Your source has probably mis read the label. Ask what brand name and the product name he/she uses so you can identify the active(s).

  10. Posted

    Yeah weird stuff hey, its from a doco on the borneo rainforest, was on TV a couple of weeks ago. Had some interesting footage of a pitcher plant as well, there is like an eco system in each pitcher. Fascinating !

  13. Posted

    Yeah metho would be the weapon of choice. That is if your GF doesn't crack a spack at ya for the smell. Dosen't bother me but aparently she finds it unbearibley offensive. Wouldn't of thought that iso would be any better, no complaints though. Strange and mystical creatures those femme.

  14. Posted

    Yep I'm getting that white page from the search engine to. Either that or an over flow error thingy. Can't remember the exact error... hang on here it comes... Floodgate control, I think that was it or something similar. Wasn't sure whether it was a problem I my end due to a congested network, but now other people are having the prob so I guess not.

    Whats the cause? Sometimes the search works, sometimes not, more often not unfortunatly.

  15. Posted

    Its just some smelly stuff to mask the iso odour i think. Had no problems using it for cleaning benches, needle tips and spawn containers etc.

    Didn't know about the dicksmith stuff, will check it out. Got about 4L of the stuff from an online electrical place a while ago, bit pricey for cleaning so I used the Isocol instead and saved the pure stuff for solvent. I've seen it at bunnings to, was about 80% can't remember what it was used for though.

  19. Posted

    Judging by the nature of this forum and the voting patern so far... I think this forum may be biased hehe.

    Total legalisation is the way to go, with restrictions much the same as on tabacco and alchohol IMO. De-crim is neither here nor there, at least your free to enjoy some smoke with legalisation. Might cop a fine for growing but you still will with De-crim anyway.

    The price prolly wouldn't change that much going from prohibited to taxed, drop if anything, and at least there would be some sort of standardised quality control procedures in place to ensure a quality product.

    As with alchohol and tobacco there should be age restrictions, allowing the next generation of kiddies to develop properly, there the future after all.

    What an interesting society it would be with cannabis on the menu :)

  21. Posted · Edited by Harry

    Go to your local supermarket and pick up a bottle of Isocol. Its a green bottle with a cartoon croc on it. Its called rubbing alcohol and is about 65% isopropanol.

    Thats what I use.

    [EDIT: typos!]

  22. Posted · Edited by Harry

    I think what he's trying to say is that when they are used for their intended purpose, plumbing, the ladies toiletries may have got stuck at the X piece and blocked the pipe, thereby forcing them to recalled from sale. :)

    Bit far fetched. They wouldn't with draw and not replace with an improved design.

    [edit: beat me to it :)]

  23. Posted

    Glass bottom? Does that mean that they have plastic walls and lids?

    If this is the case don't bother unless you have a UV steriliser. I have some plastic ones and they deform in the PC and microwave.

    You can get UV sterilisers for about $100. But for a $100 you could also get a fair few all glass dishes.

    These ones are a bit on the small side as well. You want at least a 90mm dish me thinks.

  25. Posted

    Actually from my experience with aquariums the heaters can be out by as much as 3 deg C. All depends on the quality of your heater I suppose. The one I used to have in my aquarium was out by about 2 deg C, When it was set to 28 C the actual water temp was 26 C.

    Your best bet would be to use a themometer and adjust the heater untill you get the targeted temp.

    I agree with Ace as far as sterilisation is concerned. All depends on the humidity and temp of the location you live in I guess. Areas with higher humidity and temp will most likely be more prone to contam than dryer locations. Its prolly best to follow all precautions though, at least until you get a feel for whats involved. Better safe than sorry :)

    As for casing or birthing, I'd prolly go for birthing for a start, or maybe 50/50 birth some and case some. I'd recommend birthing as at least this way you'll have some backup material to restart from if the cases fail.

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