Savannah / Hilton Head Coast

**Tier A is locked in—you've got a fresh moisture pulse hitting warm, primed substrate.** Seven solid days of heat above threshold combined with today's 0.18 VWC spike means primordia are activating across the board: Oysters, Chanterelles, Chicken of the Woods, and Indigo Milk Caps are all 7–10 days from flush, with the stinkhorns (Ravenel's and Elegant) tracking the same timeline. This is that sweet mid-summer window where coastal humidity and recent rain converge before the next dry spell kills momentum. Your single limiting factor is desiccation risk—that 81°F soil is a double-edged sword. It drives fruiting but will evaporate your moisture fast once the rain window closes. You're in the narrow **7–10 day window before substrate drying becomes critical**; after that, flushes abort or stall. Watch the next 48 hours for any additional precipitation. If you stay dry, foray hard starting day 5–6 when pins are visible but before caps fully expand; mushrooms pulled in that sweet spot have better shelf life anyway. **Hot tip:** Scout your Chanterelle and Indigo hotspots *now* while soil is moist—mark the exact fruiting zones so you can blitz them on day 7–8 when caps are still tight and hydrated, before desiccation stress forces early spore drop.

Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.