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Organic Lion's Mane - Hericium erinaceus - Mushroom Patch
for organic mushroom cultivation
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Organic Lion's Mane- Hericium erinaceus - Mushroom patch
Synonyms: Monkey's Head, Yamabusitake (jap.: hidden mountain mushroom), Pom-Pom blanc, hóu tóu gu (chin.: monkey's head), nam dau khi, Norugongdengi-beoseot (vietnam.: deertail mushroom)
The Lion's Mane owes its name to its unusual shape. It is roundish-oval or heart-shaped and covered on the outside with many densely packed long spines. The Chinese use this apt name because of this. However, it is also known there as monkey head mushroom, as the fruiting body resembles a hairy monkey's head.
The Lions Mane is considered a popular and exquisite edible mushroom in China. Its unique taste and extremely decorative, coral-like appearance make it a sought-after delicacy. It is one of the few mushrooms that has a strong lobster aroma when cooked.
In Europe, the Lions Mane is not very well known, although it is native to parts of the continent, including Austria. In the wild, this mushroom is found in deciduous forests in Europe, North America, and Asia (especially China and Japan). The Lions Mane is rich in potassium, zinc, iron, germanium, selenium, phosphorus, and contains all essential amino acids as well as polysaccharides and polypeptides.
This fresh product is prepared fresh for you to order. The production time is around 3 - 6 weeks.
The mushroom spawn should be processed immediately after delivery.
If the product cannot be processed immediately, it can be stored in the refrigerator at 4 °C for up to 2 weeks.
We recommend that you plan for this when ordering.
Suitable cultivation methods:
wood logs, mushroom patch, spawn bags for indoor greenhouse
Suitable substrates: hardwood
Suitable woods: poplar, oak, elder, aspen, acorn, birch, ash, beech, willow, elm
Outdoors: this strain produces fruiting bodies in summer
You receive fully colonised mushroom spawn made from organic materials (wood, rye-bran from organic cultivation).
1 autoclave bag with approx. 6 litres of spawn is suitable for inoculation of a mushroom patch of 80 x 80 cm.
Taxonomy:
Class: stander fungi (Basidiomycetes).
Subclass: Hat fungi (Agaricomycetidae)
Order: Brittle leaves (Russulales)
Family: Spiny beard fungi (Hericiaceae)
Genus: Spiny bearded (Hericium)
Species: Hericium erinaceus (hedgehog spiny beard)
Spores: white, elliptical, smooth to slightly rough; 5.5 - 7 x 4.5 - 5.5 µ
Growing conditions:
Phase 1: Mycelial growth
temperature: 21-24°C
Humidity: 95-100%.
Duration: 10 - 14 days
CO2: >5,000 - 40,000ppm
Fresh air exchange: 0 -1 per hour
Light: n/a
Phase 2: Primordia formation / Fruiting initiation
Temperature: 10 - 15.6 °C
Humidity: (85) 90 - 95%
Duration: 4 - 5 days
CO2: 500 - 1000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 5 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1,000 lux
Phase 3: Fruiting and harvesting
Temperature: 18 - 24°C
Humidity: (85) 90 - 95%.
Duration: 4 - 5 days
CO2: 500 - 1000 ppm
Fresh air exchange: 5 - 8 per hour
Light: 500 - 1,000 lux
Harvesting cycle: 2 crops, 14 days apart
