Avoid These Mistakes When Growing Lions Mane Mushrooms

Hey DirtMagicians! Today Bri is going to share a lesson about growing mushrooms that she learned the hard way.

Everything was going great until one day her mushrooms suddenly turned brown and crunchy. This was because she had made tow mistakes; which was directly spraying the mushrooms once they had formed and not using the humidity tent bag given to her. This led to bacterial blotch and basically stopped their growth.

To prevent this from happening, it’s important to remember that once mushrooms have formed, you should switch from spraying the substrate to spraying just inside the humidity bag itself and NOT the mushrooms. AND don’t forget the importance of the humidity tent (aka plastic bag with holes)

Growing mushrooms can be a rewarding experience (not to mention you’ll get to learn all about the mushroom growth process). Just make sure you avoid the same mistake I made! We at DirtMagicians believe that sharing your failures provides just as much learning as your successes.

Whats something in your garden you failed at but learned from, let us know in the comments?

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[Eswarr]

Damm, now i understand why my mushrooms turned yellow after growing so amazing . Thanks alot

[gordon]

God damn why is it so hard for others to specify spraying the BAG not the mushroom... Such a crucial detail completely missed in most videos. Thank you!

[_KARMA_]

You have helped so many ppl solve that Scooby Doo Mystery!! Im sure everyone appreciate this

[Denis-npmn]

Very nice tip! Really usefull. I have a hygrometer I just put water in bottom and control air and closure. Now I am having problem with green contamination

[joshuacheek]

Oh, GOD! I needed to see this earlier!

[BiancaJanelle-op]

Just spray with boiled/distilled water instead to avoid any bacteria. I spray my mushrooms all the time

[TobyRu]

I always use the syringe that comes with the mushroom bag to keep the substrate moist. Just inject bottled water into the substrate.

[AkaGeezer]

Cheers for sharing!
[Here after watching Derek Sarno videos!]

[ErikLeed]

Thanks for the good hunoured, informative vid!!!

[eugenew]

I usually dunk the new myoculture in water for a second, make my openings, spray the inside of the humidity bag, and cover while not allowing the box touch the bag.

[Katya-zjni]

Good advice, waiting in my box of spores to be delivered. ❤

[zhangmumei]

I’m growing it but it’s pink, that means I didn’t get enough sunlight, I could still eat it

[WorldOfARandomVegan]

Thank you!! I have been spraying the tent but not the substrate. Now I'll spray the substrate. I haven't been getting any growth (well, not fully true... A small part of it at the back of the package started to sprout in the humidity).

[TashaHarrisTashaluvsyou]

Dang this is my problem. Ty it also has spots tiny back spots...trash it?

[michellecelesteNW]

omg thank you. I made this mistake and couldn't find any other info. Sooo... is it still safe to eat if we cook it?

[STONECOLDET]

Get a drip feeder and slot it in, the mycelium will tap and redistribute it

[Bouncin-Thoughts]

You can also spray it with iodine to kill off bad bacteria

[pelayomartinez]

There’s no solution to the bacterial blotch once it happened???

[SergeySkokov]

Should I replace growing kit if I got it?

[dirtmagicians]

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