Reyes Posted February 7, 2021 Report Share Posted February 7, 2021 I haven’t been mixing my Flake Soil often. So how do I tell when it’s done fermenting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes TItyus hunter Posted February 7, 2021 Report Share Posted February 7, 2021 If it smells earthy and doesn't smell like wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 It will almost smell like forest floor. If you ever went in the woods and grabbed a pile of dirt and leaves, it should resemble that smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKim Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Also, temperature should have been cooled down. It won't be hot anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Moth Posted March 28, 2021 Report Share Posted March 28, 2021 How do we know when it expired? If is too old to use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKim Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 On 3/28/2021 at 12:06 AM, Fire Moth said: How do we know when it expired? If is too old to use it? I never really kept my substrate too long unused... But if it is no longer usable, it will either or both: smell bad, discolored, pest infection occurred, etc. The smell really is the one thing you can easily notice... If it smells wrong, and comparably different from when it was fresh... then yea, you can easily tell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reyes Posted April 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 But if I don't mix my substrate very often, will it become bad？ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garin Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 Keep it very dry or very cold and it will last a really long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKim Posted April 2, 2021 Report Share Posted April 2, 2021 19 hours ago, Reyes said: But if I don't mix my substrate very often, will it become bad？ Yea.. unless you are using agricultural ferment starter (which is usually anaerobic), your substrate should be made aerobic. So if you don't mix it often enough while it is in process of fermentation, your substrate won't ferment properly (to feed your scarab larvae). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Moth Posted April 3, 2021 Report Share Posted April 3, 2021 https://junsukkim.wordpress.com/2018/08/25/beetle-substrate/ Thanks Jkim this was very useful. I saw white, green and black molds. Maybe it wasn't mixed evenly. I also didn't know that beer and dog food can play a role in fermentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes TItyus hunter Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 I have white star looking small mushrooms on mine, is that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 Very interesting read on the link @Fire Moth posted. Never knew about the dog food method before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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