Can spring-planted shiitake logs be sprayed with water after large holes punctured?

Can spring-planted shiitake logs be sprayed with water after large holes punctured?

After large holes are punctured in over-summering shiitake logs, the heat and moisture inside the logs will be discharged through the needle holes. If water is sprayed on the shiitake logs at this time to cool them down, water droplets will easily flow into the interior of the logs through the needle holes. This will affect the mycelium breath, easily causing the logs to suffer from oxygen deficiency and suffocation, as well as affecting mycelium activity. It will also make it difficult for the needle holes to recover. If the needle holes do not grow mycelium for a long time, in this high-temperature and high-humidity environment, the surface of the shiitake logs will be prone to bacterial infection, leading to black water leakage. Therefore, after large holes are punctured in spring-planted over-summering shiitake logs, never spray water directly on the logs to cool them down.

Then, how to cool down when the temperature is high after puncturing the large holes?

• We need to increase ventilation significantly.
• We can also spray water on the cultivation shed film on top so that the hot air above cannot come down.
• We can also install air fans inside the cultivation shed to increase air circulation, and combine this with watering the ground, which can both cool down and increase humidity. In this way, heat will not easily accumulate near the shiitake logs. In fact, a series of problems that occur during the mycelium cultivation process can be solved by ventilation and increasing air circulation, which is what the saying goes: “Ventilation cures all diseases.”

PS: It is best not to water the shiitake logs directly after puncturing the large holes. You can water the top of the cultivation shed and the ground. Wait 5 days until the needle holes are fully covered with mycelium before watering the shiitake logs. Generally, 50-60 holes are punctured in each shiitake log.