This is my first venture into mushroom cultivation. I watered them regularly for the first year and kept them under the shade of a cedar tree. It's now the next summer and it usually dries out in Portland. Should I continue to water them or can i just let them go? The instructions from fungi.com didn't really indicate what to do.
It's about 12 oak logs that are stacked up on the ground. They're all about 4 ft long and 12" in diameter. I don't have any shade or moisture cloth over them. I water them now about once every 2 weeks and just spend a few minutes spraying them down with the hose. I haven't seen any indication of pinning yet but I think it's too hot for them anyways. fungi.com said the fruiting temp is 55-65F I believe.
I put a pallet and then a tarp over mine. The pallet makes sure there is air flow and the tarp prevents dessication. Direct sun is not good.
John S
PDX OR