yes you can make a little humidity tent for the kit if you've got very dry conditions, just make sure to put some holes in the bag or remove it semi-frequently otherwise the mushrooms can suffocate, they need fresh air
@@shanb5416 stop misting it for a few days and let the mycelium recover and regrow over where you harvested the first crop - if you can see condensation under the plastic then it is humid enough - if not, give it a little mist every now and again to prevent it drying out
It will still grow, but it will form many smaller Lion's Mane in the shape of the X area rather than one larger Lion's Mane. It spreads the growth across the surface area instead of concentrating the energy of the mycelium into forming one fruiting body.
This is brilliant! I love Loins Mane, I'd get it through our food co-op. As a liveaboard boatie, I really enjoy growing these onboard, so I can have lovely fresh mushrooms at the tip of my fingers! Especially when a visit to the shops isn't as easy as jumping in the car!
These mushrooms need some light, just keep them out of direct sunlight. Think about the level of light coming through a forest canopy, that's what is ideal for mushrooms.
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My friend told me about how psilocybin shrooms helped him deal with trauma, anxiety and depression. I would love to try them though I haven't found any legit grower to get it.
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I just ordered one of your lions mane kits today. Looking forward to growing this fantastic mushroom. You make the instructions look really easy. Thanks.
Using a spore print to culture mushrooms is possible but very difficult without all the equipment. It's much quicker and easier to start with mushroom grain spawn for cultivating mushrooms. Using Lion's Mane grain spawn you can add this to your own prepared substrates to grow more Lion's Mane.
I have a glass of water with a wet napkin hanging out the side to help with moisture because it may be dry in my room. Is that a bright idea or just completely pointless? It’s only been a couple of days and I can see a light brown on a little part. Is that normal?
Hi there, this doesn't sound right. Please email us a photo of your kit and the stockist you bought it from to hello@littleacre.com.au and we can assist you further. Thank you
Hi, not sure what you mean exactly but if you remove the mycelium layer from the substrate it will take much longer for a second flush to form as the mycelium will have to regrow
Instead of saying centimeter, or inch in case most don't know what that is, I wish people would say the size of a golf ball or something universally recognizable.
@@Butternuttsss I don't know about Americans under 30, but I'd wager any amount a majority over 30 don't know how many centimeters in an inch. I'm a dual Canadian citizen. It's interesting how they use the metric system but I'll bet none of them know how to say a 2x4 or a 4x8 sheet of plywood in metric. And if you ask them how much they weigh, they'll say pounds. The metric system makes more sense, especially celsius when you're using something like water as the benchmark, but it's just not how many of us learned it. Not our fault
@@gcxred4kat9You're right you don't know. Anybody complaining about measurements online when they could simply use some sort of measuring aid should really just keep their mouth shut.
Ok, but what if i would chop them up and dihydrate them , crush them up in powder form and create Lionmane pills. Did you ever make pills or do you just cook them in Raw form? Can i also cut a small X on the smaller sides of the grow box? Can i create a small opening on the smaller sides of the grow box because the box has 4 sides (So potentially you could grow 4 times?) 🤔 ❤ 👍👍👁
We recommend cutting just one opening at a time. This helps to concentrate the growth into one larger fruiting body. If you open multiple small holes you may get multiple smaller fruit bodies or they may choose to grow only from 1 or 2 openings. To make a bio-available mushroom powder you need to make a liquid extraction then you need to use a spray dryer to create a powder from a liquid, like how they make milk powder. If you simply dry the fruiting body and grind into a powder you aren't unlocking the beneficial compounds from the mushroom, which are locked up in their chitin cell walls. You need to use heat to break the chitin, so cooking the fresh mushrooms is probably more beneficial than drying them and grinding into a powder.
@@Markuz1775 you can order these kits directly from our website littleacre.com.au if you are in Australia. Unfortunately we don't offer international shipping on mycelium products and kits due to their fragile nature and the distances they would have to travel.
Hi there, you can cut both sides at once and get 2 smaller clusters or cut just one side and concentrate the mycelium's fruiting energy into one area, resulting in a larger cluster.
Does this box need ambient sunlight? Would it help to drape a plastic cover over it to hold on moisture? Have you thought about making a punch out for the side so that you can get two mushrooms for each flush?
Hi there, yes some light is good. No direct sunlight but just ambient natural light is fine. If your conditions are particularly dry you could create a humidity tent but most of the time regular misting does the job. As long as you can see condensation under the plastic then there is enough humidity. Any yellowing or the growing Lion's Mane is a sign of it being too dry in the air. We recommend turning the block around in the box to cut the other side for growing the second flush. It's best to grow from one hole at a time with this size kit so the energy of the mycelium is concentrated in one location. Opening several holes at once will result in tiny Lion's Mane.
Hi Henry, how much you mist depends on how humid your current conditions are. If it's quite dry you may need to mist more regularly but generally 3-5 times per day. As long as you can see condensation under the plastic then there is adequate humidity.
I bought the kit however after a week there is nothing coming out. I thought it is too dry. So I put it into the laundry. Still nothing coming out and the soil turns into greenish. Let me know what shall I do now ? Thanks
If you're having trouble with your Grow Kit please email us with some photos to the email listed on the grow kit box and we'll be able to help you from there and provide a replacement kit if required. Thank you, Amy
You make it look so easy, I really want to give this a try as long as it does not need sunlight. However, you don't mention where I can buy these kits. Please give me a starting place.
