does anything have to be done to a casing after the 1st flush? how long in between flushes??
I Spray mine with water. a very healthy misting, couple of times sometimes if it looks like they need it. a week or longer from harvest to pinning again. depends on genetics and environment.
i also patch any holes with new casing mix. a very thin layer. then mist..
Same as above but I mist with a mix of H2O2 and H2O 1:9.
So you shouldn't dunk after the 1st flush? I'm on my 1st casing and I have some really nice sized fruits thanks to some advise from PW. I'm not sure which way to go? will dunking f them up?
:huh: My understanding is that dunking is to re-hydrate the cakes. If you have been consistently misting and fanning which keeps the relative humidity (RH) at or near 100% then the cakes do not need to be re-hydrated. The dunking won't hurt them necessarily but you are introducing new vectors for contaminations. Hope this makes sense.
If YOU want to dunk your casing that's fine, a very easy way is to just fill the casing up with water and let it sit for a few hours. Then wrap saran wrap over the top with a slit in one of the ends, tip it to let the water drain out. OR you could just give it a couple really good mists's.
PW