With paddy straw mushroom the picking window is measured in hours. The egg you leave for tomorrow is an open, fibrous umbrella by afternoon, and the whole first flush arrives in three days.
- By the end you can manage the bed after the sheet comes off: temperature, humidity, water, air and light.
- By the end you can tell pinhead, button, egg and open stages apart and pick at the right one.
- By the end you can pack, hold and move the crop the same day at 10 to 15 °C.