E09: A scientist's journey into cultivating lion's mane
Channel: Science Tingss
Date: 2024-03-16

In this video, I'm on the hunt for untreated hardwood. I'll be using the hardwood as the substrate for fruiting the lion's mane, once I've gotten it to grow on the grain


In this series of videos, I’ll take you on a journey with me as I try to cultivate the lion's mane mushroom. You'll see the failures and successes as I prepare the mushroom food (agar and broth media). I'll be utilising several common microbiology techniques that can be used for bacteria and fungi, e.g., How:
 1. I isolate/obtain a pure (clean) sample of lion's mane mushroom from an environmental sample
 2. I inoculate the broth (soup) with agar pieces of lion’s mane, and
 3. I spawn the fungus on grain.
 4. Finally, fruiting of the mushroom
 
#dyk Lion’s mane mushrooms are not only delicious, but also have many health benefits, such as enhancing brain function, protecting against dementia, and relieving depression and anxiety  Join me as I share my passion for science and mushrooms!