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Lion's Mane Mushroom Sawdust Spawn

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Lion's Mane Mushroom Sawdust Spawn

4 reviews
  • $22.00

Save on all sawdust spawn when you buy in bulk

Save 10% when you buy 4
Save 20% when you buy 8
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Discounts will be reflected at checkout; feel free to mix and match sawdust spawn species 

This product may take two weeks to ship depending on availability. 

LION'S MANE CULTIVATION

Hericium erinaceus: Lion's Mane produces a pure white cluster of icicle-like teeth and a consistency similar to crab meat.

Sawdust Spawn - Used for larger mushroom log projects, or by those wanting to inoculate logs every year. Used for small to large enthusiast or commercial projects. Best for inoculating 10 or more logs. *You need an Inoculation Tool to use Sawdust Spawn! For larger projects you may want to purchase an Angle Grinder Adapter and specialized 12mm drill bit! Sawdust spawn comes in bags approximately 5.5lbs each.

Inoculation:

On Logs - Prefers the Totem Method, though works with Log or Stump methods. Colonization is 12-24 months and fruits in the Fall. It prefers maple but can grow on many hardwood species and on logs with large or small diameters.

Check out our Spawn FAQ to figure out what type of logs you can use!

Cooking: Due to its consistency and flavor, it can be used as a seafood substitute in recipes. We like to slice it into rounds and pan-fry it in olive oil or butter, or try ripping it up and making 'Lion's Mane Cakes by following a crab cake recipe!

Difficulty: Intermediate

Lion's Mane mushrooms, though slightly harder to get flushes, are still a great mushroom for confident beginners or intermediates. They colonize quickly and are relatively reliable producers. Lion's Mane grown indoors is great for commercial producers though log grown yields tend to be too low unless used successfully with the totem method.

Properties: Lion's Mane is considered both an esteemed edible mushroom and a valuable medicinal and is currently being studied for its effects on neural health, Alzheimer's, and dementia. The mushroom contains a substance called erinacine, which has the ability to catalyze the production of nerve growth factor (NFG) and reduce the effects of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders (Yamada et al., 1997). A study in Japan, on men aged 50-80 years old with mild cognitive impairment, suggests that Lion's Mane is effective at improving cognition. Subjects were split into two groups and half were given dry powdered Lion's Mane three times a day and observed over 16 weeks. At weeks 8, 12, and 16, the group taking Lion's Mane scored significantly better on a cognitive test than the other half in the placebo group (Mori et al., 2008). You can read more about this study here.

Other Lion's Mane products:
Lion's Mane 'Spray and Grow' Kit - introductory indoor grow kit
Lion's Mane Log Kit - introductory outdoor grow kit
Lion's Mane Grain Spawn - for indoor commercial cultivation
Lion's Mane Plug Spawn - for smaller log projects
Lion's Mane Cultures - for making your own spawn
Lion's Mane Tincture - medicinal supplement

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JM
12/01/2020
Jamie M.
Always Great!

I have been growing Lion's Mane for its health properties. My wife has diabetes and research has shown it may be helpful--among the other benefits for cognitive function. North Spore has been amazing in service. Even when they say there will be a delay, there is not and they always ship FAST (like normal) and with excellent communication. Always better to under-promise and over-deliver! Also, their spray and grow kits have been very productive, producing many flushes. I am a big fan and have been more recently using the sawdust spawn to inoculate totem logs and their hardware to inoculate shiitake logs. They are my definite go to for mushroom growing products and I will always be back!

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10/28/2020
Chad
Huge Flush

I inoculated several logs and got a huge flush! The fruits were tasty and if I had more logs I'd do it again.

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09/07/2020
Ed
Really nice strain

I've bought this 2 times (3 counting today :) ). Really strong and tasty strain, usually fully ran through sawdust & bran substrate in 14-18 days. So strong I chopped a big in half, shipped it to a friend. Covered the cut - it produced for a few more weeks.Then I threw the half on my "wood and sticks" compost pile outside - silly things kept producing even after 90f heat. Albeit, on the shady side of the pile.

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06/05/2019
Don B.
Solid genetics.

I bought north spore lions mane from north spore , and thought it was alright. I thought with all the hype on stamets product, it would be better. I was wrong. I now see north spore has a superior genetic that they do it correctly. I never wait longer than two weeks for full colonization, and usually most of it is done by the first week. The fruit is generally about 2 pounds for the first flush, and it is quality.....solid center, and fluffy outside. The weight is much heavier than what stamets offers, and it is more resilient in almost every way. I shelved stamet’s lions manes, and now only grow north spore’s variety. A note; I use coffee, rice hulls as the basis of my substrate.

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