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Second flush of magic mushrooms harvest

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STEP 15. Day 38-41. Second flush of magic mushroom fruiting and harvesting results

Photo report of the second flush

To trigger second flush we made rehydration or soaking mushroom cakes in water for 8-12 hours.Here is new flush in 6-7 days after rehydration! Usually it takes from 5 to 14 days.

Fruiting Psilocybe Cubensis Thai strain. Second flush of harvesting period
Psilocybe Cubensis Thai strain. Second flush of harvesting period. 6-7 days after rehydration
Psilocybe Cubensis Golden Teacher strain. Second flush of harvesting magic mushrooms
Psilocybe Cubensis Golden Teacher strain. Second flush of harvesting period. 6-7 days after rehydration
Golden Teacher strain. Second flush of harvesting period
Psilocybe Cubensis Golden Teacher strain. Second flush of fruiting. 6-7 days after rehydration
Magic fungus. Psilocybe Cubensis Brazil strain. Second flush of fruiting and harvesting period
Psilocybe Cubensis Brazil strain. Second flush of fruiting and harvesting period. 4-5 days after rehydration
Psilocybe Cubensis Golden Teacher (on the left) and Thai (on the right). On the way of second flush of fruiting and harvesting period
Psilocybe Cubensis Golden Teacher (on the left) and Thai (on the right). 4-5 days after rehydration

Harvesting results of the second flush

From 5 small mushroom cakes: 447.05 (g) wet = 34.64 (g) dried + 23 spore prints

🔴 Statistics by flushes, by strains of Psilocybe Cubensis: Grow report in numbers

How to initiate third flush of mushroom fruiting

After the 2nd flush all cakes were rehydrated for 8-24 hours. Just repeat all steps described in the rehydration guide for mushroom cakes and mushroom block in MonoTub

🔴 Recommended: Rehydration guide

Let us briefly remind you how to rehydrate mushroom cake after harvesting and initiate new flush

1. Pick you harvest from the cake.

2. Remove all mushrooms and their stumps. Leave small mushroom pins on the cake, they continue growth on the next flush

3. Rinse cake under running water.

4. Put cake in the plastic container. Pour water.

5. Submerge the cakes completely in water.

6. Leave cake to soak for 8-24 hours.

7. After 8-24 hours drain the water. Rinse the cake under running water again.

8. Wash fruiting chamber before new flush.

9. Pour a glass of water (200 ml) in growbox. You can add 5-10 ml of peroxide (optional)

10. Put cake in fruiting chamber. Maintain fruiting conditions and wait for the new flush

Fruiting conditions after rehydration

✅ Temperature +20°..+25°C for Psilocybe Cubensis

✅ Relative humidity 90-92% (85-95% is allowed)

✅ Light 12 hours on/off cycle

✅ FAE 4-6 times a day for 2-3 minutes. Or turn on air pump 24/7. Or turn on PC fan for 1-2 minutes every 2-4 hours.

Waiting for the third flush — Step 16. Day 45-51. Third flush of fruiting Psilocybe Cubensis and harvesting results 🔽

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