March 17th Italian Oyster

[Kyla]

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here’s our pic for the day! they are growing so quickly!

[Craig Adams]

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Wow.  See how the caps are so close together and touching?  That’s an indication that your ambient Carbon Dioxide level is likely below 600 parts per million.  It’s a great environment for growing mushrooms.  Feel free to stretch that plastic back again on the right where it is contacting the caps.  Stoked to see them again tomorrow as they double in size again.  So fast.  Great job!  MushLove Kayla!

[Kyla]

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here’s our picture for today ! i noticed the cracking on the one on the back so i’ve been keeping an eye on it.

[Craig Adams]

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Definitely missed some sprays.

Make up for it by saturating them a few good times.

 

They may mature prematurely before attaining full yield from the dry spell.

 

They will still taste amazing, and more nutrients will be available for a potential second flush, if you have the eye for timing the second flush correctly.

 

Also, they may recover over the next 24 hrs with care.

 

Pet the mushrooms to evaluate moisture levels often.  They should never get this dry that they dry crack so mush before you notice.

 

Fingers crossed!

 

MushLove and thanks for the update.

[Kyla]

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the cracking happened over night, it was very surprising because we water them at least 5 times a day. it has been getting warmer at night though so I will be getting them some extra love before going to sleep. We’ve been saturating the today so I’m really hoping they make a comeback.

[Craig Adams]

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It was likely a result of that -9C night Making a forced air furnace run alot, with the humidifier not keeping up and possibly moving dry air from a nearby vent.

 

You got this.

[Kyla]

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here’s our pic for the day! I noticed the cracking has spread and there’s more yellow tones appearing. I’m really confused about why this is happening because we’ve been watering at least 7 times a day now. What should we do from here?

[Craig Adams]

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It’s harvest time!  Not the prettiest, but still tasty for sure.

 

The cracking is due to dryness.

 

To harvest….

 

Have someone hold down the bag if you can.

 

Slide two hands, palms up, between the bouquet and the bag.

 

Lift, twist and tear away the mushroom bouquet, trying not to damage the caps.

 

Use clear tape/plastic to seal the hole in the bag left behind.

 

Put the block in a cooler place for 5-10 days and check for new growth to reveal to repeat the process and possibly get a second flush.

[Kyla]

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trying for a second flush! here’s our pic from this morning !

[Craig Adams]

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Here they come!💪🍄🔥🚀

[Kyla]

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here’s our pic for the day !

[Craig Adams]

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That’s quite the mushroom army!

Thanks for being a great baby sitter!

[Kyla]

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here’s our pic for the day!

[Kyla]

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we made a greenhouse tent after the first day because the plastic wouldn’t stay where we needed and kept touching the babies. should the tent we made be removed now or later? it’s still not touching any of the mushrooms.

[Craig Adams]

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The tent may cause C02 build up and interfere with proper stem to cap ratio, but it can certainly help maintain moisture.

 

Make sure the tent has lots of holes and is airy.  Remove it periodically.

 

Or remove it completely if you think you can keep the babies from drying out.

Great work.

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