Organic Lion's Mane Mycelium Grain Spawn
- 🍄 MYCELIUM ON LION'S MANE SEEDS: Hericium erinaceus, also known as yamabushiitake, famous for its neurological benefits and medicinal properties.
- 🌱 EXCELLENT INCUBATION: Lion's Mane mycelium is known for its speed of incubation and its ability to produce regular and abundant harvests.
- 💪 COGNITIVE BENEFITS: Contains bioactive compounds such as hericenones and erinacins, known to stimulate the growth of nerve cells and improve cognitive function.
- 🍽️ TASTE QUALITY: Delicate flavor reminiscent of seafood, perfect for various culinary dishes.
- 🌍 LOCAL AND ORGANIC PRODUCTION: Certified “BE-BIO-01” by Certisys, guaranteeing an environmentally friendly and high quality product.
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The Lion's Manes (Hericium Erinaceus, Hydne Hérisson, Pom Poms Blancs, Mane de Lions) offer unique flavors reminiscent of seafood and coconut, with a texture close to meat. They are easily eaten in slices and pan-fried like most other mushrooms.
These mushrooms, cousins of sheep's feet, produce hydnes (small white spines) when they reach maturity. We harvest them before the hydnes exceed 5 mm to preserve their taste qualities and prolong their shelf life. This rare and protected variety cannot be harvested in the wild.
Incubation is rapid, around 10 days, with fruiting taking around 2 weeks before the first harvest. Grown mainly on sawdust, they adapt to a wide range of temperatures. Although they prefer indoor cultivation, some also grow them outdoors.
💊 On the medicinal level, various studies have highlighted two phenolic components (erinacines and hericenones) present in hedgehog hydnes, promoting the regeneration of neurons, particularly in the hippocampus, which manages memory functions. They are therefore used in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's (1). In addition, five types of saponins have been identified for their beneficial effects in the treatment of stomach ulcers and digestive tract inflammation .
(1) : Read more about the medicinal benefits
🔬 This is mycelium on mycelium on grains , to produce your own substrates. If you are new to mushroom growing, we recommend ordering our ready-to-grow bales .
❄️ The mycelium of Lion's Mane is thin and fragile, but vigorous. It is best to use it within a week of receipt, storing it in the refrigerator.
Mycelium storage: 1 month in the refrigerator.
👉 See also: “ How to use our mycelia ”
Our quality commitment:
We produce our mycelia in laboratory conditions, which guarantees the purity of the varieties and optimal quality.
We produce our mycelia 100% organically and all our products are certified “ BE-BIO-01, Agriculture Belgium ” by CERTISYS.
🌱 Growing conditions
Lion's Manes can grow all year round in temperatures ranging from 10 to 25°C. For fruiting, avoid drafts and temperature variations. They appreciate high humidity but cannot tolerate being directly wet.
🛠️ Substrates
These mushrooms are generally grown on a substrate based on enriched sawdust, pasteurized or sterilized. pasteurized straw and other lino-cellulose materials can also be used as an alternative.
We recommend our ready-to-use substrate , particularly suitable for wood-eating varieties.
📊 Culture Settings
Inoculation: 5-10% mycelium on grains /moist substrate
Phase | Temperature | Humidity | Duration | CO2 | Fresh air | Light |
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Incubation | 21-24°C | - | 10-14 days | - | - | n/a |
Initiation of primordia | 10-16°C | 95-100% | 7-15 days | 500-700 ppm | 4-8 volumes/h | 500-1000 lux |
Fructification | 12-25°C | 85-95% | 4-8 days | 500-1000 ppm | 4-8 volumes/h | 500-1000 lux |
📚 This data comes from the book “Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms” by P. Stamets. They are provided for information purposes only, each myciculturist having particular growing conditions, there may be individual variations.
📈 Productivity
The fruiting bodies form hairballs varying in size from a golf ball to a large tennis ball, depending on the size of the substrates.
Yield: 200-250 g of fresh mushrooms per 1 kg of wet substrate over 2-3 harvests.