Description

Lion’s Mane Mushroom Outdoor Grow Kit

Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is a nutritious medicinal mushroom that produces plump white clusters with icicle-like teeth. When cooked, it has a consistency and flavor similar to crab meat. Though slightly harder to get flushes than oysters or shiitake, they are still a great outdoor mushroom for intermediate growers. Lion’s Mane Mushroom Outdoor Grow Kit will colonize slowly but are relatively reliable producers.

Skill level: Intermediate
Grow location: Outdoors
Spawn shelf life: 6 months (refrigerated)
Incubation: 12-24 months
Fruiting temps: 55-70°F

Each outdoor kit contains:

• A drill bit
• Log sealing wax
• A wax applicator
• 100ct plug spawn or voucher
• Instruction guide

That’s not mold, it’s mycelium!

Your kit includes plug spawn colonized with mushroom mycelium. It may appear covered with a soft, white, mold-like substance – that’s the mushroom mycelium! It is completely normal. The mycelium of some species is more prominent than others.

Kit with voucher

Ordering a log kit with a voucher allows you to redeem your plug spawn at a later date. Vouchers make a great gift and are good for projects beyond a 3 month start date.

Inoculation

Lion’s mane prefers the Totem Method, though it can work with Log or Stump methods. (Yields tend to be smaller with log or stump methods). Colonization is 12-24 months and fruits in the fall. Lion’s mane prefers maple but can grow on many hardwood species and on logs with large or small diameters.

For our complete plug spawn pamphlet, click here.

Storing
If you don’t plan to use immediately, you can refrigerate your spawn for up to 6 months.

Cooking

Its unique flavor and consistency make it ideal as a seafood substitute in recipes. We like to slice it into rounds and pan-fry it in olive oil or butter. We also recommend ripping it up and making vegan or vegetarian crab cakes with it. Check out our delicious Lion’s Mane Sandwich Recipe!

Cautions & considerations
If you’re going to consume home-grown mushrooms, make sure to cook your fresh mushrooms thoroughly with heat. If it is your first time eating this species, it is best to start with a small amount to check for allergies, even if cooked.