Level of Difficulty: Easy

Grows in: ~2 Weeks (may take longer)

Shelf Life: 6 months (if refrigerated properly)

Grown in your home or outside on a log or stump, our Lion’s Mane Mushroom Grow Kit (Hericium Erinaceus) produces ~1.5 lbs of easy-to-grow lion’s mane mushrooms, ready to harvest in about 14 days. An ideal substitute for seafood dishes, lion’s mane is delicious sliced and pan-fried or shredded in Lion's Mane “Crab” Cakes in place of crab, a tasty dish that packs a nutritional punch.

DIRECTIONS:

Lion’s Mane Grow Kit Instructional Video.

Lion’s Mane Grow Kit Written Instructions:

1. Find a good spot to keep your mushrooms for the duration of its fruiting cycle that will receive at least 8-12 hours of light (indirect or from lights inside your home) each day, and should remain between 55-80° F. Cut a 6-inch “X” or “H” into the front center of the bag. Then fold the top of the bag back, removing any air inside the bag, and place so the logo is upside down.

2. To fruit optimally, the mushrooms will additionally require humidity and air flow. We find that it is easiest to achieve this by misting the portion of the bag with the opening 1-2 times daily, and keeping it inside a larger, clear plastic bag or upside down tote. Each time you mist, you will be maintaining the humidity and providing the mushrooms with fresh oxygen (like us - they need oxygen to survive and breathe out CO₂).

3. After 7-21 days, you will see the mushrooms begin to emerge. They will be ready to harvest when the caps have opened up and are almost flat. It is best to harvest all at once to prevent contamination from forming during later flushes. To harvest, grasp the mushrooms by their base closest to the bag, and simply twist to remove. You can refrigerate in a breathable container or paper bag until consuming.

4. Follow steps 2 and 3 for 2-3 weeks for subsequent flushes. If conditions are ideal and well-maintained, it is possible to create second and even third fruitings. The block may eventually become depleted and succumb to contamination. When this happens, you can open the bag and add the contents to your compost pile, where it will soon become a microbally-rich compost! You may even see it fruit again outside if it is cool and wet in the days that follow.