Bulk substrate made easy
I find most bulk substrate preparation methods I read online are difficult to follow, require an egregious attention to detail, and take far too long to complete. Below are the steps involved in my bulk substrate preparation method. I haven't had any contamination issues since I straight up winged this shit and nailed it the first time (except a couple times when I was drinking and improperly adjusted to field capacity). I normally get 2 60-70qt tubs and 1 shoebox tub with the recipe I'll lay out here with the method.
Substrate ingredients-
Coco Coir - (1 Brick)
Worm castings- (5 Quarts)
Vermiculite - (Big Ass Bag [varies])
Break up your coir into tiny pieces, shred if possible
Layer your coir and worm castings in a large tub
Fill a large cooking pot with about 3 inches of water, put it on the stove on high heat
Add enough water to facilitate easy mixing of ingredients
Mix it up real good now, y'hear?
Transfer your mix to the pot on the stove, top it off with enough water to facilitate easy mixing
Once your concoction is boiling, reduce it to a mid-low heat, stir occasionally for the next couple of hours (I have also just let it straight boil for a half hour and noticed no difference in performance)
You may want to clean that tub out from earlier
After a couple of hours, turn the stove off and let your concoction cool for a bit. I like to throw some ice cubes in there to speed the process or fill the bathtub with cool water and put the pot in there so it's about 3/4 submerged or so.
Once it's cool enough to handle, transfer your substrate back into that big tub from before using a strainer. I reccomend draining excess water from your substrate by giving it a push down against the bottom of your bathtub or sink.
I reccomend adding vermiculite after each strainer full of substrate is added to your mixin' tub. Much easier to get l i t t l e b i t s done at a time as opposed to a swamp of substrate a half foot deep. Be sure to mix 'er up good now, y'hear?
Check to make sure your moisture content is optimal by getting a handful of substrate and giving it a squeeze. If this results in just a couple (and I mean two) drops of substrate juice leaking from between your fingers like the blood of your enemy after you rip out their still beating heart and giving it a squeeze on the battlefield, it's perfect!
K, you're good to go, spawn your tubs, shits a fuckin cake walk, aint it?
