flushes?

iv been hearing of substrates having more than one "flush" does this mean after your first harvest more mushies will grow or not could some one clarify my jars are almost fully cultured

 

i do believe that is the way it works.

 

You are correct. More will grow after you pick the first ones. I would suggest dunking your substrate underwater after each flush because mushrooms are mostly composed of water.

 

Yes, you may reuse it after the first "flush" of mushrooms. It will keep growing them for a while.

 

you are growing shrooms without even knowing about flushes?

 

no i know most things and studyed but i have rarley heard the term and never seen it explained enoughf too understand

 

and thanks to the rest of ya'll

 

yeah, its essentially been explained fully.

"flush" is the term used to describe a group of mushrooms that emerge and grow to maturity simultaneously. the mushrooms are a product of the major part of the fungus, the mycellium. the mycellium is created by the germination of spores on a nutritous substrate in the proper conditions, and is the only part of the fungus existant throughout the fungal mass's entire life. it absorbs nutritioun from the substrate, and moisture from the substrate and from the environment around it. once the environment provides just the right conditions, the mycellium, a white fluffy substance similar in appearance to mold, essentially knots up and forms little pinhead-like structures all over, tiny masses called hyphal knots. these grow first into tiny "baby" mushrooms often referred to as pins or pinheads. these grow to maturity, and the cap opens up fully, eventually tearing the veil protecting the spore-bearing gills beneath from the elements. the spores are dropped and distributed by various means throughout the environment, and hopefully a few will germinate somewhere and do well enough to produce mushrooms and release more spores. once the mushrooms have done this, the mycellium itself is still alive. once picked, the mycellium will once again start forming hyphal knots and mushrooms.

the mushrooms come into existance in groups, mature in groups, and end their lives in groups, and it happens several times with each individual fungal mass. though they grow back, each flush often grows quite differently. the first two or three flushes are the most plentiful, and later flushes (if they occur) are often less bountiful in the yield but produce some nice mushrooms regardless. look at the spore selection at thehawkseye and examine the pictures in some of the strains' sections for a better understanding of what this looks like. many strains have pictures of various flushes in one grow, i believe. if not, they've got all sorts of stuff like that at the shroomery.