Extra-Large Lion's Mane Mushroom Grow Kit (7lbs) | USDA Certified Organic | Grow Your Own Delicious Gourmet Mushrooms at Home

This product has worked great. We had never grown mushrooms before, but the box’s instructions and the kit are very simple.It took about 18 days from opening the box to harvesting of the Lions Mane. We could have waited a few more days to harvest and got a larger weight 1st harvest, but we wanted to harvest when a couple large blooms were just right. We got about .9 lbs from the first harvest. Since that first harvest ~5 days ago, we have already seen new growth in the box. We hope to get a couple more harvests out of this kit!The ‘humidity dome’ they give you is basically just a McFlurry lid. Once the mushrooms grew to the inner edge of that dome, the box instructions suggest forgoing the dome and just do some general misting. Instead of that instruction, we got a large rotisserie chicken lid, cut a small hole in it, and used that as the humidity dome (see pic). Seemed to work just fine.**Update - 2nd batch came in at .6 lbs

I opened this up the day I recieved it. It was the first time I ever had a kit and tried to grow mushrooms. It was very simple and I was surprised how fast they grew. I took a picture every morning and every evening. It was very exciting to see the difference a day made.

initially everything was looking very good, mushrooms started to grow in pretty consistent fractal structure, but they never matured, no hairs appeared. they just became yellow and dry despite the 24/7 working humidifier and me sprinkling water on them.very disappointing especially for the price.

At 7 pounds, this grow kit is the best value on Amazon when compared to other's sold on here. The other grow kits average just under 2 pounds to 3 pounds max. With this massive 7 pound block, Hodgins Harvest is actually less expensive than the other smaller blocks. It also puts out a massive First Flush with humungous mushrooms if grown under the right conditions. The 2nd Flush I had was pretty impressive also. At this point, I took the grow bag out of its box and threw it in a clear Steralite Tote to try for a 2nd flush, which produced a really good yield too. I was really close to producing 3 pounds of mushrooms in 2 Flushes but fell a fraction of an ounce short. After 2 great Flushes, the mycelium just burnt out as the grow block was depleted of all nutrients. However, I was satisfied with the great amount of Pink Oyster Mushrooms that this grow kit produced. It's the best one I've used on Amazon so far. Which brings me back to Amazon. This grow block is basically a block of saw dust in a square box. Yet you guys pack this product in such a lousy and flimsy box that is too big and with no bubble wrap inside. My first purchase of this grow kit came beat to crap when it arrived through USPS. However, it survived the poor packaging. My 2nd Purchase never reached my house because it was destroyed while being shipped through USPS and was automatically returned where I am waiting for my pending refund. Come on Amazon! Pack this product right! I already knew my 2nd purchase might not arrive intact because of the condition of the first Hodgins Grow kit I bought. Great Pink Oyster Mushroom Grow Kit by Hodgins Harvest! Poor packaging by Amazon! Your lousy packaging makes me Leary about buying more from this seller.

I was very excited to start this mushroom grow kit! Upon receiving it, I read the instructions and saw just how simple this kit is. Upon shipping, the kit received a little bit of damage, but I don’t suspect it was anything that would compromise the integrity of the kit. The cardboard circle in the box that you punch out when you are ready to start the kit was already halfway removed, and the humidity dome had a crack in it. However it is still usable. It took some time before I started seeing growth, but I live in a dry area so I increased misting a bit. I grew a good size mushroom! It was really interesting and fun to see the progress. I didn't really know enough about when to harvest, so I ended up harvesting too late and didn't bother eating it because I was uncertain if it was ok to. I was able to reuse the kit and ended up with a second growth shortly after starting! However, this was much smaller growth and it quickly turned orange/rusty colored.

This is not the first time I have purchased this mushroom kit. It is SUPER EASY to grow mushrooms. And they are DELICIOUS. It's a great idea as a present for someone. Unique, and the recipient will love (as long as they love mushrooms, that is).

I was so excited to try these. I bought this brand based on reviews and what appeared to be simple use. It was pretty easy to use but the yield was a bit disappointing and I was not sure how to tell when they were ready to harvest. The first clump sprouted in about 4-5 days and grew to about 6" diameter. I was expecting something bigger. I probably waited too long to harvest because I was expecting it to grow more. The ends had gotten a little hard by the time I harvested but trimming off the harder parts and storing in a zip lock for a couple of days softened them up again. They were very yummy, and even though it was less than I was expecting it was a lot for just me. I used them in scrambled eggs, topping for pizza and a nice creamy mushroom and sausage soup.I was excitedly anticipating the second flush. Just when I decided I was only going to get one, about 10 days after harvesting I saw a few points of new growth. This is a much smaller clump than the first, only about 2-3" in diameter. Not enough for another batch of soup but enough for a couple of servings of scrambled eggs.I am not expecting another flush but am still hoping it will happen.I realized these would be expensive mushrooms but ultimately the cost is about 15X that of buying mushrooms at my local grocery store. This the biggest reason for the 3 star rating.If you are looking to try something different or something fun for kids I would probably recommend this. If you are looking for flavorful mushroom or just don't want the one or two varieties available at most local stores these are a nice nutty but expensive option. Don't buy these thinking you are going to get enough yield to save some money.

followed the instructions and the lions mane mushroom is growing.