Hericium erinaceus (Lion's Mane)
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▶Quick grow facts
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What it is
A wood-decaying mushroom with white, rounded fruiting bodies covered in cascading spines.
Cornell Small FarmsHow to use it
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Harvest in Houston
Logs colonize in 3 to 6 months. Mushrooms usually come in spring and/or fall flushes.
Cornell totem method guideContainer tips
Not a potted plant. Grow it on fresh hardwood log 'totems' (beech is best, or oak or sugar maple) with sawdust or grain spawn, inoculated in spring, kept in deep shade and out of drying wind.
Cornell totem method guideCautions
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