Home Mushroom Growing DIY Kit: Fruiting and Harvesting

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  1. Pull micropore tape completely off of fruiting block.
  2. Place humidity tent over fruiting block.
  3. Spray inside of humidity tent several times per day.
  4. FOR AN OVERVIEW OF OPTIONS FOR MAINTAINING HUMIDITY SEE THIS VIDEO

Harvesting mushrooms:

  1. Grab cluster and twist.
  2. Harvesting too early is better than waiting too long.
  3. Re-cover slit with micropore tape and wait for a second fruiting.
  4. After second harvest, seal slit with packing tape and cut new slit on back of block.
  5. Cover new slit with micropore tape.

After third flush, use spent fruiting block as compost or mulch, or inoculate a hardwood mulch bed!

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