2’ section of clean maple from a log drop, roughly 8” or so in diameter. inoculated last winter with totem method. Overwinter inoculation in the garage was a good move, I had a fully inoculated log in the spring letting me start a full 3 months earlier. Probably wouldn’t have gotten a harvest this year otherwise.
You can see these all came out of the spawn so I’m hoping to get some from the log itself next year. Time will tell.
Biggest ball is 4” or so across.
Very hype for these as I have never tasted them before. They’re supposed to be delicious and are suuuuper expensive at the store (30-40 usd a pound)
This is awesome. I know lion's mane is hot now, but I have never seen it at a store (probably because I live in a rural backwater). Are you seeing it for $30/pound fresh or dried?
Fresh
Damn. That’s wild.
I kind of get it, for a lot of these species to grow commercially would require humidity controlled fruiting chambers, sterile environments for propagation, etc.
My shit’s all covered with bugs and chew marks (but I’m ok with that)
Oh yeah. Not saying it isn’t reasonable based on the inputs. Just sort of surprising to see any sort produce fetch a price like that. Maybe I should quit my job and become a full time forager.
That's crazy, it's usually somewhere between 10 and 15 here
Good shit though, really tasty
I just tried the first bite, it is indeed a choice edible. Best mushroom I’ve tasted yet