How to Grow Lion's Mane Mushroom From Start to Finish

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  • In this video I will show you each step in the process to grow lions mane mushrooms in bulk. This mushroom is amazing as a meat replacement and for healthy living.
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  • @JPxKillz
    @JPxKillz 2 роки тому +205

    Thanks for actually making in on camera and not just talking about it. Super helpful.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +7

      I appreciate the feedback! 🙏

    • @kmgh17
      @kmgh17 Рік тому

      Agreed ! This is exactly what I needed as a beginner 🙏🙏 thank you

    • @claudiaschiel4275
      @claudiaschiel4275 Рік тому

      👍🏻👍🏻

    • @黄蟮
      @黄蟮 10 місяців тому

      ​@@SporenSproutBro, where are the Lion's Mane mushroom spores and how to make a spore syringe

    • @黄蟮
      @黄蟮 10 місяців тому

      ​@@SporenSproutBro, if you put a plastic bag in a pressure cooker, won’t it melt?

  • @intothekey
    @intothekey 2 роки тому +105

    Honestly I think this is the best all around mushroom growing video I've seen. Thanks a lot it inspired me to get started myself.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +6

      Thanks so much for the feedback 🙏 Good luck ! If you ever have questions, you can chat with me on my website sporensprout.com

  • @miladbozorgnia3571
    @miladbozorgnia3571 Рік тому +26

    So grateful for your simple and direct teaching style. I ordered multiple syringes from you and everything arrived so nicely packed in a timely manner. Your generosity with the knowledge you so effectively share in your channel and these videos will return to you in heaps and bounds. Looking forward to growing my 16 syringes over the next few months. Thank you so very much!

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому +5

      I really appreciate the feedback! Thank you so much for watching and good luck to you my friend! 🍄

  • @katherinepoppy7341
    @katherinepoppy7341 Рік тому +9

    Thank you for making this so straightforward and simple. I will be a faithful customer because of your directions. Cheers!

  • @jenniferg6818
    @jenniferg6818 Рік тому +3

    I've recently purchased a few syringes of LM from you. I hope they're the ones in the video. Lol. I appreciate you having reasonable prices and clean product and you always ship the next day. I'm grateful.

  • @Magi_of_Kemet
    @Magi_of_Kemet 2 роки тому +5

    Love this video, this guy is clearly a professional with this hobby.

  • @thomaswhitehead8594
    @thomaswhitehead8594 Рік тому +4

    Thank You For your work and keeping the video simple with not too much BS chit chat. well done

  • @dougreynolds2813
    @dougreynolds2813 3 роки тому +23

    Nice, i'll be starting to grow mushrooms in about a week; i'm excited by the potential, at 67 1/2 i hope i'm up to it.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  3 роки тому +4

      Good luck! Might be a little easier to start with using straw as your substrate. You can pasteurize the straw simply by submerging it in boiling water for 2 hours and then draining/drying and mixing with spawn.

    • @ranjanty
      @ranjanty 2 роки тому +4

      Hey Doug. How did your grow turn out? I'm 68 and my first 2 attempts didn't turn out due to contamination. The 1st was lions mane and the 2nd was cordiceps. I hope you had success. I'm going to keep trying.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +2

      @@ranjanty Hey randy, cordyceps liquid culture must be purchased from a reputable breeder due to sensitivity to senescence. Please contact “Terrestrial Fungi” for Cordyceps culture. Cordyceps has different requirements than other species like Lionsmane.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +5

      @@ranjanty Randy, I hope to help you find success. Please message me directly at sporensprout.com with any questions you may have, I am 100% positive I can help you succeed.

    • @GreenChronicles561
      @GreenChronicles561 10 місяців тому +1

      Damn this shit seems complicated as fuck in comparison to regular gardening. wtf 😫.

  • @selibav
    @selibav Рік тому +2

    I really appreciate the video! It was simple, calm, but not dragging-just right! I love that you don’t fill the time with chatter. Made my ADHD head focus when it was time to focus-on the prompt of your voice! Thank you again! ◡̈

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      Thank you for watching! I’m glad the video was easy to understand! 🍄

  • @andymaendel3120
    @andymaendel3120 2 роки тому +3

    This is the best mushroom grow video I’ve seen, thanks for posting, liked and subbed

  • @TheLarinator
    @TheLarinator Рік тому +3

    I have trigeminal neuralgia and have been pain-free and drug-free for over 2 years. I've taken taurine, lion's mane (from real mushrooms), and Super B complex.

  • @rogerthornton8064
    @rogerthornton8064 Рік тому +1

    I've bought dozens of cultures from spore n sprout, best prices I've seen, great quality, and very quick delivery.5 stars

  • @timothylongmore7325
    @timothylongmore7325 2 роки тому +7

    Great video. I was kinda on the fence about an indoor grow but I think I can do it now on the cheap. I'll look you up for lionsmane spawn soon. Liked n subbed

  • @MattRios-jn1qx
    @MattRios-jn1qx 6 місяців тому +1

    Best mushroom illustration I've ever seen

  • @rarejewel2679
    @rarejewel2679 2 роки тому +7

    Fantastic Video! Thank you for sharing this and making it very easy to understand. 🙏🏽⚡️

  • @mohsenra7597
    @mohsenra7597 День тому

    Thank you, This is very useful for me who has little knowledge.

  • @jobbingactor
    @jobbingactor Рік тому +1

    Thankyou for rapid reply via facebook. This is exactly what I needed to see. Brilliant piece of work. I’ve a few questions but will read comments first, research a bit more. This is very exciting.

  • @montygore1200
    @montygore1200 2 роки тому +1

    The best videos on youtube. Great prices on LQ anywhere

  • @selibav
    @selibav Рік тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @timmodelp
    @timmodelp Рік тому +3

    i am new to growing, hopefully doing my first round. ive been a mushroom hunter for years but it is hit and miss for weather where i live. i look forward to growing. thank you very much!

  • @declanomeara446
    @declanomeara446 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for the vid, good work, I have never tasted this mushroom but am going to try grow it. I would like to dehydrate it and use it for micro dosing along with other " fungi".

  • @PocketFullaShrooms
    @PocketFullaShrooms Рік тому +1

    It's just wanted to say thanks for the great video and the genetics I just ordered some from you guys the other day from Etsy thank you 💯🙏

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching and good luck! 🍄

  • @TerpyTen
    @TerpyTen 8 місяців тому +1

    That seed spawn method just works EVERY.... SINGLE.... TIME.... What an effective method. I have a near 100% success rate. I get a nice big 25 lb bag of rye berries from Great River Milling Co. Top quality product 👍

  • @jodiwilliamsonwells8720
    @jodiwilliamsonwells8720 7 днів тому +1

    I was excited to learn how to grow this and I now see its complicated and taxing not to mention pricey due to equipment. I assumed it needed dirt and water LOL. I guess I will just buy it then.

  • @erlindaamor3436
    @erlindaamor3436 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for the nice video in details, inspiring. God bless ☺️🙏🇵🇭

  • @mycologyromance
    @mycologyromance Рік тому +2

    Very good guide. Straight forward with the right information. Thanks!

  • @-8_8-
    @-8_8- 2 роки тому +2

    Video saved! My highest compliment.
    Thanks for the content.

  • @aviator45
    @aviator45 Рік тому +2

    finally someone laying it out step by step! quick question - what if i don't have a bag vacuum sealer? (after i mix in the grain to the substrate bag)

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching! It’s not a vacuum sealer, it’s an impulse sealer. I have seen people just use a zip tie or rubber band to close the top. You can try that and if you have problems just buy an impulse sealer. Good luck! 🍄

  • @benjaminbriggs4713
    @benjaminbriggs4713 Рік тому +5

    This man is such a treasure!

  • @iyoutome
    @iyoutome 6 місяців тому +1

    Wow, great gratitude for you passionate time and efforts brother... ❤🙏

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  6 місяців тому +1

      @@iyoutome Thank you for watching! 🙏

  • @SnufflePig
    @SnufflePig Рік тому +6

    Hey man, great vid, really informative! I had a few questions if you wouldnt mind 🙂. In the final stage when you have mixed all the spawn with the substrate you say to let it colonize for a further two weeks then you say to watch for pinning etc. I wanted to know during those 2 weeks if they are supposed to be in any indirect daylight (Or synthetic daylight) and if so is there a set number of hours to mimic its natural cycle or anything? I assume warm/room temp is needed again temp wise as well. Thanks!

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому +3

      Thanks! The lighting during colonization does not matter. Yes 75-78 F is good.

  • @midnightoceandunes
    @midnightoceandunes 3 роки тому +4

    I'm looking forward to growing Lions Mane next year (plus eating it for the first time and making a tincture from it). Very informative video, Thanxs🍄

    • @evan3272
      @evan3272 3 роки тому

      His got lots of great stuff like Mushrooms, Lsd, Dmt, Chocolate Bars, Psychedelics, Microdose, Spores, Syringe, and many others, and the great part is that I always read to guide you through...

    • @evan3272
      @evan3272 3 роки тому

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      @evan3272 3 роки тому

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    • @timothylongmore7325
      @timothylongmore7325 2 роки тому +2

      Did you grow any yet? I'm trying to do lionsmane on logs. 12 months so far and nothing but a cluster of oyster.

  • @jakeemup9303
    @jakeemup9303 3 роки тому +10

    Your syringes are coming in clutch!! My king oyster and pink oyster substrate is colonizing and will soon fruit. I just inoculated my lions mane substrate with the grain spawn and now I have reishi, blue oyster, and black pearl colonizing in spawn as well as your liquid culture mixture. Would you recommend coco coir vermiculite gyspsum as a good substrate for lions mane?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  3 роки тому +3

      I appreciate your support! That is awesome to hear! I have not personally used coco coir to grow Lionsmane but I have no reason to believe that it won’t work well!

  • @carriegibbs28
    @carriegibbs28 10 місяців тому +1

    I saw your video and became inspired! Got my Rye berries yesterday along with my pressure cooker humidity monitor etc and today the lovely golden eggs i will be injecting into my grains. Thank you so much for the video! I do have a question. Have you tried other hardwood pellets besides oak? I seem to have purchased hardwood pellets that have a more flavorful variety of hardwoods and no oak. 😅

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  10 місяців тому +1

      Yes other hard woods work as well. You should be good to go! 🍄

  • @DanielGomez-hq9vy
    @DanielGomez-hq9vy 3 місяці тому +1

    Excelent video! Question 🤔, could I use hydrated lyme for the esterilization instead of the pressure cooker?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  3 місяці тому

      It can work but you can’t use any supplements like wheat bran then. I would use more spawn to encourage faster colonization and not give contamination a chance to dominate. The yield will also be a bit smaller.

  • @mightyconker3903
    @mightyconker3903 Рік тому +1

    You can make your own bags very cheaply aswell.
    Also triple fold and paperclip works fine vs sealing.

    • @aviator45
      @aviator45 Рік тому +1

      was looking for this! don't have a sealer.

  • @eventhisidistaken
    @eventhisidistaken Рік тому +1

    I wish there was somewhere nearby I could buy it. But since there isn't, I guess I have to grow it. Thanks for the tutorial!

    • @joelwhite3591
      @joelwhite3591 Рік тому

      You can as well go for the grain spawn. A good recommendation would be Johnnycology store

    • @joelwhite3591
      @joelwhite3591 Рік тому

      It's on Instagram

  • @gabrielrouzlinn7303
    @gabrielrouzlinn7303 Рік тому +1

    Many many thanks for your video as this is so detailing all major things.

  • @Anarcho69
    @Anarcho69 3 місяці тому

    Great video man! I’m a little curious: did you start out growing mushrooms using this method? I want to try growing lions mane and I’m split between saving money for a while and getting a similar setup or doing the bucket method. I think mushrooms are really cool and I’d love to learn how to grow this stuff myself!

  • @Giubburutubbu
    @Giubburutubbu 4 місяці тому +1

    Ciao! Innanzitutto grazie delle ottime spiegazioni 🥸 Quello che mi domando io è: la temperatura della serra, percentuale co2 e ore di luce 🤔quali sono? Ho visto anche il video del reishi e lì menzioni i particolari co2… Comunque grazie ancora dei video 🔝

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  4 місяці тому +1

      @@Giubburutubbu Humidity 80%. Temperature 70F. Air exchange every hour for 10 minutes. I don’t measure CO2 I just make sure to air the tent out everyday.

  • @DmitriKoslov1
    @DmitriKoslov1 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video! You made everything straightforward and accessible. My only question is, how long does it take for the actual mushrooms to grow, and what do you mean by "pinning"? Anyway, thanks for the video!

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  11 місяців тому +1

      Once the substrate is colonized, it only takes 7-14 days to grow fully. Pinning means the initial stages of fruiting.

    • @DmitriKoslov1
      @DmitriKoslov1 11 місяців тому +1

      @@SporenSprout Thank you!

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  11 місяців тому

      @@DmitriKoslov1 No problem! Thanks for watching and good luck! 🍄

  • @vprohens
    @vprohens 2 місяці тому

    Hi, congratulations on your great video. One question: what are the measurements of the mixing bags?

  • @faithopeloveful
    @faithopeloveful 2 роки тому +12

    Hi! I'm in Canada and I have found a place to buy spawn. Could I move the Lion's Mane spawn to a 5 gallon bucket or should I just keep it in the spawn bag and let it grow out of there. I have been buying mushroom powder for awhile but it is getting too expensive. I would love to get into it in a bigger way once I get a little experience. By the way I love your channel. I am going to be devouring all your content in the next while! Thank-you!

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +4

      Thanks for the support! If you are receiving colonized grain spawn then yes you can layer it in a bucket with pasteurized substrate, like this video I made:
      ua-cam.com/video/iiGj5ZlS024/v-deo.html
      Good luck!

  • @dinilmusick
    @dinilmusick 2 роки тому +1

    should I put the cuts on the plastic bags just right after sealing it up or should I wait for 2 weeks and then do the slits? please help

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +1

      Wait 2 weeks. After inoculating the substrate, it will need to fully colonize before fruiting. With lions mane it tends to prematurely pin either way.

  • @suelovivohongosyplantas
    @suelovivohongosyplantas Рік тому +2

    hermosas imagenes, muy clara tu explicación. gracias

  • @giselafiege7169
    @giselafiege7169 Рік тому

    Never realized how involved it is to grow these mushrooms. I’m new to this and this might be a stupid question but why the intense sterilization when naturally they grow out doors exposed to all elements? Apologies for my ignorance if this triggers frustration for some.

  • @austinsarno4076
    @austinsarno4076 8 місяців тому +1

    What is the ideal time for lions mane to be harvested after mixing the spawn with the substrate & incubating? Also, how many uses / how long do you get out of each bag before discarding? Thank you, love your video!

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  8 місяців тому

      After adding spawn to substrate it will take about 1 month until fruiting and then 7-14 days till first harvest. It will grow back a few more times over the course of 1-2 months and eventually run out of moisture and energy.

  • @22triggy
    @22triggy Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing from the UK

  • @lesleychurch3479
    @lesleychurch3479 6 місяців тому +1

    I have a lot of coconut fibre that I use for other stuff I grow

  • @leonardovidal6305
    @leonardovidal6305 9 місяців тому

    I love your Spore n' Sprout videos, always precise and concise, could you share the recipe you made for the substrate but in grams?

  • @SmoothPeace
    @SmoothPeace 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks for showing us the steps man, that helps to figure it out much easier. I did though always recognize lion's mane as a mostly cool weather fungus, any reason specifically you use warm water and a warm climate for it?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +6

      You should try to keep the tent around 70-75 degrees F, which isn’t that warm. You get denser mushrooms when it’s colder and more fluffy when hot. Humidity and fresh air play a more significant role in my opinion.

    • @SmoothPeace
      @SmoothPeace 2 роки тому

      @@SporenSprout 🙏🏻

  • @MottiTadmor
    @MottiTadmor 2 роки тому +5

    Great video, thank you! why is it necessary to move the colonized mycelium from the spawn bag to another - substrate bag? would the mushroom not grow in the first bag?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +13

      They will grow from the first bag if you really want them to except they will be skinny, tiny and few in number. The second bag adds proper amount of moisture, nutrition and mass for a large yield of commercial quality mushrooms.

    • @MottiTadmor
      @MottiTadmor 2 роки тому +1

      @@SporenSprout Amazing, thanks for the super fast response, I am new to this and was only able to grow from kit so far, but would like to try spawning from spores of fruiting mushrooms, so this is helpful, any suggestion on easy step by step guide?

  • @Juliana_So_Unique
    @Juliana_So_Unique 7 місяців тому +2

    Most excellent.

  • @RipperYouTubeOfficial
    @RipperYouTubeOfficial Рік тому +1

    Great video. What happens if you just inject the liquid culture into the substrate?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому +1

      You would have to use a whole syringe at least and you will be missing out on the nutrients provided by the grain, potentially reducing yield.

  • @selenadancy6778
    @selenadancy6778 Рік тому +1

    Love the video! I’m getting started as foraging in my area is hard and I’m having no such luck! I have a few questions I hope you’ll have time to answer !! So you are wiping the bags down before you do anything is it alcohol your using ? Also are you using a grow light or do they not need that? Do they just sit on a shelf in a room or do they have to be in dark? Thanks so much!

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      Yes I wipe everything down in isopropyl alcohol before working. I use a simple under-cabinet LED strip or waterproof LED rope during fruiting. Yes they just sit on a shelf in a warm room during colonization.

  • @salahad-din4114
    @salahad-din4114 11 місяців тому +1

    Appreciate this 🙏.
    Does this get any water spray while growing outside the bag?
    Im looking to grow this although also wanting to try Indian ghost pipe

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  11 місяців тому

      It doesn’t need misting if it’s in a humidified grow tent. If you don’t have a tent you can mist around it. Don’t mist directly on the fruiting body.

  • @Ericwd561
    @Ericwd561 11 місяців тому +1

    Great video! What is the advantage of spawning the substrate from grain spawn as opposed to inoculating the substrate from spawn syringe?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  11 місяців тому

      The grain adds nutrition, and provides many inoculation points as a carrier for the mycelium. The mycelium can have a hard time colonizing fast without grain. It is possible to do but will result in smaller fruit bodies and yield.

  • @russellmckay2
    @russellmckay2 Рік тому

    Spore n' sprout - Thank you for your responce and link for this video. Just what i was looking for.
    -beginner :-)

  • @B30pt87
    @B30pt87 Рік тому +2

    Very helpful, Thank you!

  • @bluesaildoc
    @bluesaildoc Рік тому +1

    ❤ the tattoo! I think I recognize that chemical 😊. Do you keep them in the dark the whole time? And what temperature do they like. I bought my spore syringe from your site but a premade wood loving mushroom grow bag from another. Your syringe far out performed the other.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      The substrate doesn’t need full darkness while colonizing but either way it doesn’t hurt it, and darkness may help prevent premature pinning. As with most mushrooms I grow I keep temps around 68-70 F.

  • @davidrossi1486
    @davidrossi1486 Місяць тому +1

    Love the wrist tat.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Місяць тому

      @@davidrossi1486 Thanks! And thanks for watching 🍄

  • @PNWJeepadventures2022
    @PNWJeepadventures2022 Рік тому +1

    Great video, i am planning on using my instapot but what temperature do i set it to for cooking the grains and substrate
    Thanks in advance

  • @aljehin100
    @aljehin100 Рік тому +1

    Hi, can you write youe recipe for substrat. I can not understand second sunstrat

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      5 cups oak wood pellets + 1 cup of wheat bran + 5.5 cups of warm water:
      ua-cam.com/video/uhGYZkQrAZ0/v-deo.html

  • @austingibson9291
    @austingibson9291 2 роки тому +2

    I love how nature is like give me something dead and ill make it happens. meanwhile humans gotta cook seal pressure steam inoculate then we make magic............#lol. love the videos and I think I'll give these shrooms a try. looks promising.

  • @mattmurphy9346
    @mattmurphy9346 2 роки тому +1

    I would love to know what type/brand of hardwood pellets you used! Very helpful and awesome video 🤘🤘

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +5

      Oak hardwood I got from tractor supply. Thanks for watching!

  • @bmckay162
    @bmckay162 Рік тому +1

    Love your video. Are there recommended plastic bags you use. would you tell me where to get them?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      I use unicorn bags that are 5” X 8” X “20” but they make you buy 1000 at a time. You can find the same kind of bags on Amazon if you type in “mushroom grow bags”.

    • @bmckay162
      @bmckay162 Рік тому +1

      Thankyou very much.

  • @martindunstan7744
    @martindunstan7744 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid I'm in the UK do I need to use a tent or could I place the bag in a cupboard with maybe a fan for air flow and keep temps to 70 - 75 not sure about humidity or could I just place the bag inside a modified monotub ? Many thanks

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +1

      I recommend making one of these ua-cam.com/video/59bAiZATiOs/v-deo.html

  • @tomanderson848
    @tomanderson848 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent video brother. Going to save this one for sure. I've been having a problem with my pressure cooker melting holes in my spawn bags! Also, the substrate bags seem to take like 6 weeks plus to colonize! Maybe I did not use enough spawn??

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for watching! If your bags start melting holes it is most likely from the pressure cooker being too hot and not having enough water in the bottom. You can also try lining the sides with aluminum foil, that seemed to help in the presto 23 quart I used to have. It is not good for substrate to take that long, you should definitely add more spawn (I use a 3LB spawn bag for 4 5 LB substrate blocks) and make sure you shake the crap out of it to evenly distribute every grain, it is very important that the grains reach the bottom of the bag to ensure quicker colonization. Also, lions mane mycelium is much thinner than other species so it is often fully colonized before looking so. Good luck!

    • @tomanderson848
      @tomanderson848 2 роки тому +1

      @@SporenSprout Thanks so much. Great help!

    • @tomanderson848
      @tomanderson848 2 роки тому +2

      @@SporenSprout Awesome! Lined the pressure cooker with aluminum foil and added more water - perfect bags now! Thanks dude.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +1

      @@tomanderson848 I’m really glad to hear that! 😃 Good luck my friend!

  • @s.f.6616
    @s.f.6616 3 місяці тому +1

    Started being interested into growing mushrooms and really enjoyed your breakdown of growing lions mane!
    Im lokking at trying to grow some and Ill be purchacing your liquid culture in the next few weeks.
    I've overlooked the comments and did have one questionbI havent seen asked.
    Im looking at purchasing the bags through your link. I see there is two links but the bags are the same...Do you use the same bag throughout the process?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  3 місяці тому

      @@s.f.6616 One of the bags is for grain spawn and the other bag is for substrate.

    • @s.f.6616
      @s.f.6616 3 місяці тому +1

      So same size bag, but using 1 for grain spawn and 2nd bag for substrate.
      Thanks for clarifying
      Appreciate it

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  3 місяці тому

      @@s.f.6616 Oops I didn’t know I was missing the substrate bag link. I fixed it now sorry for the confusion! Here is the link for substrate bags: amzn.to/4hmY54m

    • @s.f.6616
      @s.f.6616 3 місяці тому +1

      No problem! Thanks for link!
      Is there a light that you would suggest for a the worth gardens 5 tier mini greenhouse (75x27x19)

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  3 місяці тому

      @ I like using this waterproof LED rope: amzn.to/3NLIqy8

  • @12rthrthn6
    @12rthrthn6 10 місяців тому +1

    Where did you get the field rye?
    What did you spray on your gloves?
    What are you wiping down the spawn and substate bags with?
    Do you put water in the pressure cooker when sterilizing the bag of rice and substrate? How much?
    Where do you get the ingredients for the mushroom substrate?
    What does the pre-mordial growth look like?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  10 місяців тому +2

      It’s rye berries from grain and feed store. I sprayed alcohol on my gloves and wiped bags and injection ports with it. Yes I put 3 quarts of water in pressure cooker. Mushroom substrate is oak fuel pellets from tractor supply local. Wheat bran from Amazon, primordial growth looks like small white bumps.

    • @12rthrthn6
      @12rthrthn6 10 місяців тому +1

      @@SporenSprout Thank you!! Fascinating stuff.

  • @N4sir98
    @N4sir98 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! How do you like the All-American 41.5 Quart Electric Sterilizer?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks for watching! I love the electric sterilizer because you can hook it up to a timer and once it hits 15 psi you can set it and forget it. It also holds a large amount of any material. It may require recalibration which I have had to do a couple of times and will probably post a video on how to calibrate it in the future but here is a video I made running it.
      ua-cam.com/video/7fGriajJcJ0/v-deo.html

  • @laurentc.8952
    @laurentc.8952 Рік тому +2

    Is there any storage advice for the humidity and temperature when it’s growing outside the bag ?
    Also, is there any health risk if the process is not followed to the dot ?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому +1

      Humidity controller set at 85% humidity and exhaust fan set to run for 5 minutes every hour and an in-line fan to bring fresh air in every hour as well. 70 F temp is good. Don’t want to breath in spores so that’s why you have to exhaust the tent outside a window. Wear a mask if you enter the tent while it’s dropping spores.

  • @jarbik1
    @jarbik1 7 місяців тому

    Beautifully done, but it’s a lot of work and you have to have Suply, you should make and sell the mushroom. Thank you for showing us.

  • @bradmcclure4945
    @bradmcclure4945 Рік тому +1

    does it have tobe rye grain for it to work??

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому +1

      No you could use pop corn kernels, whole oats, wild bird seed, millet, or wheat berries.

    • @bradmcclure4945
      @bradmcclure4945 Рік тому

      @Emma sorry to hear you got ripped off I'm had great success with a guy on eBay selling lord of the spore

  • @juangalazgomez4858
    @juangalazgomez4858 4 місяці тому

    En la fructificacion, que % humedad y temperatura necesita?

  • @AdamAdams234
    @AdamAdams234 2 роки тому +2

    What size bags do you use for: 1. Spawn and 2. Grow? Do you have a recommended supplier/brand that’s not 1000 at a time like unicorn?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +1

      I use and sell unicorn grow bags here www.etsy.com/listing/1059374657/
      I buy spawn bags here
      amzn.to/3BdlCRg

  • @leevought5965
    @leevought5965 2 роки тому +1

    I love your videos. Could UV work as a sterilization process instead of the pressure cooker? Thanks.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому

      Thanks for watching! Unfortunately UV light will not work for sterilizing substrate, grain , or liquid culture. It’s only really good for sterilizing your humidity reservoir .

  • @Idontknow-jj5qf
    @Idontknow-jj5qf 2 роки тому +1

    So once I’ve grown it then how do I take a spore sample? Or should I just take a live culture sample and make a liquid culture syringe?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому

      You should cut a piece from the sterile middle of the flesh and put it on agar. You can also put a piece of tinfoil under the fruiting body and the spores will deposit on the tinfoil.

  • @jobbingactor
    @jobbingactor 7 місяців тому

    Pressure Cooking for 2.5 hours. Here on a Canal boat thats valuable gas. Ive seen people mixing builders lime in cold water on chopped straw, letting it soak overnight (ph 12-13) and it works fine. I wonder how well Lime would disinfect grains? Have you ever tried that?

  • @mattnsim
    @mattnsim 2 роки тому +4

    I’ve watched several of your great videos. You’ve used wheat bran a few times, how do you rate it over masters mix?

  • @nikolanovakovic4150
    @nikolanovakovic4150 Рік тому +1

    very relaxing tuttorial xD ty

  • @JP-cq7ud
    @JP-cq7ud Рік тому +1

    Great video. How long does the liquid culture last if contained properly?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      At least 6 months. Over 12 months if refrigerated

  • @rd1659
    @rd1659 2 роки тому +3

    Great video!! Love the step by step. Question: why do you line the pressure cooker with aluminum foil when sterilizing the grain? And then I noticed you put water in the cooker when you sterilized the substrate? Beginner here.. just wondering if I should set it up the same way and why. Thanks!

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +4

      A pressure cooker should have 2-3 inches of water at the bottom. Use some kind of rack insert to elevate the material above the water. The foil on the sides I found helped prevent bags from burning by touching the sides when packed full. So I kind of just kept it as a liner. I have an all American electric sterilizer now that I do not have any problems with the bags touching the sides 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @rd1659
      @rd1659 2 роки тому +2

      @@SporenSprout thank you for the reply!! I just ordered some of your lions mane syringes from your website! Can’t wait to grow lions mane for the first time 😊🍄✌🏼

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому

      @@rd1659 Thanks for the support 🙏 Good luck!

    • @rvboondocker2559
      @rvboondocker2559 2 роки тому

      In response to this same question about why are you lining the pressure cooker with foil, I noticed that you are already using an all American in the video. However, the link in your details does not lead to an all American pressure cooker, but it is a different one. Why is that? Which one are you actually recommending? it looks like you used two different pressure cookers in this video.

  • @erictaylor2106
    @erictaylor2106 Рік тому +1

    What temp should the grain spawn be stored at once inoculated?

  • @MikesFans
    @MikesFans 2 роки тому +2

    Is there a way to eliminate the cost of the grow bags?
    Like inoculating the grains in mason jars and growing in buckets with holes or something? or would that not work out so well?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +6

      Yes you can grow from jars and buckets.

  • @kevinsmith6176
    @kevinsmith6176 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you how much do you spray it mine was turning brown but I was spraying it ?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  7 місяців тому +1

      Do not spray the mushroom directly

  • @donniedotzler7387
    @donniedotzler7387 10 місяців тому

    I'd like to see the harvesting technique and storage.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  10 місяців тому

      Just pick the mushrooms off and dehydrate them in a food dehydrator until they are dry.

  • @newyork1655
    @newyork1655 Рік тому +2

    tnku so much ! Why pressure cooker ?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому +1

      You have to sterilize the material so that only the target organism can grow. If not sterilized then other organisms like mold and bacteria will most certainly grow and inhibit the mushroom mycelium.

    • @newyork1655
      @newyork1655 Рік тому

      @@SporenSprout tnku!!!

  • @StretchyRealms
    @StretchyRealms Рік тому +1

    excellent

  • @AABB-z3t
    @AABB-z3t Рік тому +1

    Can you use liquid cultures on substrate directly without the grain spawn?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому

      Yes you can use the whole syringe and it can be successful but maybe lower yield.

  • @kumhoshin8736
    @kumhoshin8736 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your presentation. I have a question about the last part of video. After mixed the spawn in with the substrate and sealed with impulse sealer, when I incubate the around 2 weeks, when I incubate, do I put it in a dark warm place, too?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому

      It doesn’t matter if it’s dark or not while colonizing. But yes a warm room around 78 F is perfect.

    • @kumhoshin8736
      @kumhoshin8736 2 роки тому +1

      @@SporenSprout Thank you for your response. God Bless you.

  • @cfgbrsb
    @cfgbrsb Рік тому +1

    I’m Celiac, are there suitable substitutes for rye and wheat bran?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому +2

      Instead of rye berries you could use pop corn kernels, whole oats, millet, wild bird seed, or rice.
      Instead of wheat bran you could use rice bran, oat bran, or coffee grounds.

  • @randybrown1554
    @randybrown1554 Рік тому +1

    Where kind of field rye? There are several kinds online.

  • @jaredherrick1125
    @jaredherrick1125 Рік тому +1

    Hey man! Saying I've got a pressure cooker, and a good vacuum sealer, what would be a good amount of money to set aside to get the set up for growing, bags, substrate, etc

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  Рік тому +1

      You don’t want a vacuum sealer. You want a impulse sealer. A good amount of money would be around $500 to spend on fruiting equipment

  • @richmondegyir2728
    @richmondegyir2728 2 роки тому +1

    So how can I get some of the liquid culture in Ghana

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому

      You could find the mushroom in the woods and clone it.

  • @chefboyardab
    @chefboyardab Рік тому +1

    What size bags are the ones you put substrate in?

  • @ExploreShelburne
    @ExploreShelburne 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this. Very informative. One question: What were you using for sterilizer? Would the type of hand sterilizer we are all too familiar with since Covid work?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому +1

      I use 99% isopropyl alcohol to sterilize my hands and work space.

    • @ExploreShelburne
      @ExploreShelburne 2 роки тому +1

      @@SporenSprout What is the shelf life of your liquid? I've been thinking about this for years. Someone gave me a starter block (Lion's Mane) for Christmas. It was getting so packed in the bag I just cut the side out to give it some room. Working better now, and I wasn't misting them enough. I will def. be buying probably every variety of inoculates you have. This would be a great business adventure in my neck of the woods. Pretty sure I could get substantial Government funding as well. It's food, and it's green (coffee grounds as an example) and employment. Checks all the boxes. I have a lot to learn. Want to move to Nova Scotia? Lol.

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  2 роки тому

      @@ExploreShelburne my liquid culture syringes are good for 6 months at room temp or longer than 12 months in refrigeration.
      You are right about it being super sustainable and a great business venture! Nova Scotia sounds amazing! Lol

  • @Igniteyourpassions
    @Igniteyourpassions Місяць тому

    Great video!

  • @Justin-c1h7t
    @Justin-c1h7t 11 місяців тому +1

    Hi dude. So I don’t have a pressure cooker to sterilize the grain do you have any tips?

    • @SporenSprout
      @SporenSprout  11 місяців тому

      Save up $124 for this pressure cooker: amzn.to/4ccYuUA
      There is no getting around sterilizing grain. Another option, You can use BRF PF Tek and steam bath in a canning pot for 2 hours instead of pressure cooking. Here’s an example of PF Tek, just use a canning pot instead of pressure cooker: How to Grow Mushrooms: PF TEK
      ua-cam.com/video/LwyVaFd3mfA/v-deo.html

  • @frasercoasthomemaintenance7701
    @frasercoasthomemaintenance7701 2 роки тому

    How to grow the lions main if you cannot get the hardwood pellets. I tried many times and failed all the time. Can I use H/W mulch for this ?? The hardwood pellets are not available where I live because you don't need heating where I live. and to order it from someone else it will cost me around $80 per 20 kg bag and that is too much.