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impatientguy said:
I'd just pour in enough water so that the sub is floating a little or until there's like 2 inches of water over the bulk.

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impatientguy said:
Lots of people hydrate their monos that way.  It it isn't very dry heavy misting works fine.

Otherwise I've seen most trusted growers recommend dunking your sub for a couple hours and draining off the excess.


I'll try to find a link quick.

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impatientguy said:
Pasty has spoken haha

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No shit. I ever there was a TC I value the experience of, it's him. I know getting the field capacity is about as important as it gets and I have that down very good. But yeah, after that there is quite a few different ways of going about hydration after flushes and basically it seems to be personal preference but I also see a great deal of pragmatism in what Pasty said. It's definitely a learning process by trial and error, that's no shit. And fun as hell too. I've found on here where over-hydration can really mess things up and not enough can cause problems as well. That's why I was thinking about just poking like three rows of holes, say 4-5 in each row, lengthwise along the bottom of the liner prior to spawning. That way when the condensation pools underneath the liner it can be reabsorbed from the bottom of the substrate and avoid the contamination vector created by too much water on the top. Then maybe just a light misting when the surface appears dry. I value your insight Pasty because after researching last night, I went in there this morning to take a look at things and yeah, the substrate still seemed to be rather moist, especially considering what all I have harvested so far. I apologize for not having an amount for you all yet but I don't have any scales at this time. That will change in the next couple of days though. As far as removing the substrate for harvesting, yes I do. I tried harvesting without doing it and it's just not possible without damaging the newer ones below the ones ready to harvest. Plus, leaning over the tub and reaching down in makes my back cramp up after too long. Now I'm talking about harvesting a FLUSH, not 10-12 big fruits with plenty of open space around them. It is much easier to slide my fingers in between the liner and the wall of the tub on one end and scoop my hand under it as far as I can, about 3/4 of the length of the substrate and just lift it out and carefully place it on my desk and sit in front of it to harvest. That way I can easily turn it to get down in between stems and cut at the base with my snips, all while sitting down. Now, if this is a mycological no-no, somebody tell me so but so far it has worked out very well for me. Here is a pic of the type of flush I mean.

On the other hand, here is one that I didn't have to do that with.

And here's one for you Pasty. Look familiar? Thanks bro. Will likes minis too. They're fun and a lot cheaper to experiment with.
Have an amazing week everybody.