First-time mushroom grower inoculates lion's mane logs

Why not start with the hardest mushroom growing method? I'm certainly not making it easy for myself. Today I'm inoculating oak logs with lion's mane mushrooms. They'll take 6-12 months to fully colonize, and even longer to fruit for the first time, so I wanted to get them started asap.
So follow along with my new mushroom journey! It's all a big experiment, but I'm happy to learn all I can.
Company where I got my mushrooms: northspore.com
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[@divinesolhealing]

Honestly you did great idk why some ppl are like “you should” this and that lol. I’m the same way, I do what feels right to me and with the resources I have available. Hope it’s growing nicely

[@AuxhartGardening]

Thanks! I got a few mushrooms from these logs, but they've definitely had to compete with some trametes variety that also colonized the logs.

[@divinesolhealing]

@@AuxhartGardening it’s a learning experience keep going you got it

[@koltoncrane3099]

You could try another way. Drill a one inch hole through the log. That way you only have one hole and you only have to wax two sides. Or you can stack them and add more spawn and do the totem method too.

[@ScottHead]

Big stack of pallets at your neighbor's house, wonder if you could talk them into giving you a couple?

[@AuxhartGardening]

Ah I wish, but I’m not super comfortable with those neighbors and I’m afraid to ask. I feel like one of the guys who comes to do whatever work they over in that yard just watches me and it makes me feel weird. But the old guy who seems to be there full time seems ok. Gruff and unapproachable, but okay.

[@Saint696Anger]

@@AuxhartGardening get a pitbull

[@LeroyBrown]

Lol you're posting videos to be watched, yet are uncomfortable with a neighbor doing so. I watched you do this on video with my wife.

[@IjeomaThePlantMama]

​@@LeroyBrown do you not see the difference between being watched through a screen via UA-cam vs being started at by someone standing a few yards away?🙄

[@gabrielvankempen7863]

This is so cool! I'm wanting to grow mushrooms 🍄 as well! There are tons of resources out here in the Pacific North West including several grower businesses near Evergreen College in Olympia.

[@AuxhartGardening]

Yeah there’s a lot out there on it!

[@randynty]

Thank you we got some to try too

[@nickangelides3838]

Should definitely use a log cabin approach when stacking the logs

[@cliveburgess4128]

Way cool! look forward to updates, as Scott said, try and get some pallets from your neighbor, good for building compost structures also!

[@AuxhartGardening]

I would, but I don’t really know them and they kinda make me uncomfortable. Pallets would be a good score though.

[@myco_bronzeoninstagram8182]

👆locate his got the best product with guidelines and he ships too bought my mushrooms from him....

[@matino717]

Cool! I'm looking into it myself as in europe it's super rare to find it as well. Any update on your progress?

[@matino717]

Also wondering if logs can be used indoor underground for example

[@AuxhartGardening]

I have seen a couple tiny lions mane on these logs, but they seem to be outcompeted by a trametes of some sort since I didn't sterilize them beforehand.

[@lalgerielibre9519]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ thank you that was helpful a lot

[@steve0506]

Im not sure about the trees in your area but those pieces of wood look like wild cherry,are you sure they are an oak species? It may not matter at all but you might want to research if it will grow mushrooms if it is wild cherry.Have they had any growth on them yet?

[@customerservice9660]

Did it work?

[@elizabethcoen4110]

Once your logs produce fruit will they fruit again unaided?

[@AuxhartGardening]

Hopefully! Colonized logs can produce for a few years given the right conditions.

[@ericdez969]

So any result yet?

[@jpkjnn6733]

How did these turn out? We're trying to do this

[@AuxhartGardening]

I did end up harvesting a few mushrooms from these last year! Usually 1-2 at a time, and not very large overall. BUT this being my first try with it I feel pretty successful.

[@Saint696Anger]

cool I'm wanting to do this

[@AuxhartGardening]

Cool! I hope it goes well for you.

[@RedFoxAdventures]

Any update? :)

[@ThePuccini]

What's the update?

[@adoidont]

No log update...

[@8106923]

Update?

[@kayleighdrouin6378]

How about the back yard 🤣

[@elpalomotalks7837]

Update???