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just wondering....
    #10357625 - 05/18/09 10:52 AM (4 years, 6 days ago)

is too much rain a bad thing, will it drown mycelium...to where it doesn't fruit?

its been raining for like 10 days, and still alot more to come...


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Re: just wondering.... [Re: mushman18]
    #10357648 - 05/18/09 11:01 AM (4 years, 6 days ago)

Usually it doesn't matter. Standing water is bad, obviously, but unlike a tray that you use in cultivation, the soil will usually drain any excess water fairly quickly once it stops pouring, adjusting moisture content to a point where it's just right for mushrooms to fruit.


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Re: just wondering.... [Re: German Kahuna]
    #10357658 - 05/18/09 11:04 AM (4 years, 6 days ago)

whoa i never thought about it like that...thanks man

i was starting to get worried cause its been raining like crazy.
but now i know

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Re: just wondering.... [Re: mushman18]
    #10357756 - 05/18/09 11:45 AM (4 years, 6 days ago)

I can tell you that heavy rain will wreck a good patch of Oyster mushrooms :frown: 

But they had already fruited :smile:


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