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!
We also are liveaboards and would love to grow mushrooms on board. Where would you keep it . And how do you go about ordering and having it shipped ? We are currently in the Caribbean
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.
Psilocybin containing mushroom saved my life. They drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had become medically dangerous to quit. It has also helped me survive depression.
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.
Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety levels, I would love to try shrooms
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.
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, 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
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
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?
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.
Opening up a hole on each side of the kit may cause a Lion's Mane to fruit from each side but will likely result in two smaller fruits, rather than one larger one as the fruiting energy will be divided. If this is what you're aiming for, give it a try :)
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.
Hi there, that's a great question. Mushrooms are actually the opposite to vegetables. Mushroom cells are made of chitin, whereas vegetables are made of cellulose. The nutritional compounds of the mushroom are locked up in these cells which need to be broken down with heat. So if you eat mushrooms raw, you're not getting any of their benefits. Cooking mushrooms will release their flavour and nutritional compounds so we recommend always cooking mushrooms :)
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.
We don't recommend placing mushroom kits in bedrooms as mushrooms release spores while they grow and these can build up in enclosed spaces. Best to place your kit in a well ventilated area, and not where you sleep. What about a laundry or tiled area that might be cooler? Lion's Mane will grow in the mid-high 20s if it's humid, if you're not too hot then it should be ok for the Lion's Mane as well.
@@littleacre Okay, thank you! Is it okay then if temperatures fluctuate when I ventilate the room (having windows open). It is quite cold here now, with temperatures around 3 degrees celsius and the indoor temperature is around 20.
@@Differentdimensionss if your home is around 20 degrees celsius then you could grow your kit in any area, that's ideal for the mushrooms. You probably don't need to open to outside air, just opening the door of the room a few times per day would be fine.
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.
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.
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.
Theoretically yes, but the mushrooms don't always behave this way. Also the more holes you open up in the bag, you can get multiple mushrooms growing at once but they will be smaller in size than if you focus the energy of the mycelium into one opening.
