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Pre-Order Plug Spawn for your Mushroom Log Projects!

Farm-grown Lion’s Mane Mushroom Plug spawn for growing mushroom logs in your garden. Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus) is one of our favorite food-medicine mushrooms! Lion's Mane is a deeply nourishing mushroom with a satisfying texture and subtle flavor that shines when cooked with lemon, lime and other citrus. A striking beauty, this mushroom likes to grow vertically on hardwood species. Lion’s Mane is a fun, sculptural fungus to bring into the garden! Lion’s Mane plug spawn can be used to inoculate stumps or logs in contact with soil. Lion’s Mane mushrooms can be more challenging to fruit than other species and is often considered a mushroom for fungi cultivators with an “intermediate” skillset. Start sourcing your logs now for fungi fun!

Skill Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Wood: oak, beech, poplar, maple, elm and chestnut
Fruiting temperature: 60–75 °F
Fruiting maturing: 2–4 weeks
Fruiting season: Fall

Contains: Myceliated wooden dowels (Hericium erinaceus).

For bulk orders (2000+ plugs), please contact us for pricing.

Plug Spawn FAQs

Detailed instructions provided with purchase.

How many plugs do I need? 100 plugs will inoculate three 3 foot long logs or 2 five foot logs.

What tools will I need to plug logs?

Drill

Drillbit – 5/16″ (8.5mm) bit for making holes for plug spawn

Soy Wax

Pot or Crockpot (to heat wax)

Paintbrush (to apply wax)

What kind of logs will I need for plug spawn? Tree species depends on the fungus you’d like to grow! Use logs cut within the past 3 months from trees without disease.

Ideal log size: 4-8” in diameter. 3-5 feet long.

How to store spawn? When you receive your order, refrigerate your spawn. Store plugs and sawdust spawn for up to 6 months in the refrigerator. Remove them from the refrigerator the day before you plan on using them.