More Thoughts on Second Flushes

Just organizing some more thoughts on generating a better second flush. In the previous article, I had come up with ways to help the mycelium recover better. By cutting a smaller hole, harvesting with a knife instead of twisting and ripping out substrate, hand picking away and mushroom debris, sealing opening with micropore tape (among other things), the mycelium should not dry out as much and generate a better second flush.

Another thought that I had regarding the second flush was that I think that sealing the bag after the first flush likely has a bigger impact than I first realized. After harvesting the first flush, there was a large surface area exposed to air flow that must have constantly dried it out. Since, the mushrooms attempt to fruit from an area that has retained humidity, I wonder whether the mycelium would attempt to channel some of the remaining moisture in the block to the front, only for it to be repeatedly dried out.

I'm excited to see whether whether sealing the hole directly after the first flush actually has some sort of impact on the generation of the second flush.