Lost Coast Fungi

Lost Coast Fungi is a small family run business located in the best part of California we specialize in medicinal and edible mushrooms and growing supplies

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

Lions mane on oats day 3. Looks like a fur ball growing by the hour now! Also my favorite mushroom burl. #mushroomtwitter #grow #mushroom #grainspawn #shrooms

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

Just some random flower pics from this week. I love the springtime it’s full of hope and color! #flowers #NaturePhotography #mushroomtwitter #gardening #spring #grow

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@FungiwithBengi The white trilliums have been blooming here in the redwoods for a month or so. That’s one way I can tell spring is here! Haven’t seen any red trilliums in my area.

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@masetticristina @FungiwithBengi Red pore bolete I’m pretty sure. They are edible but need to be well cooked. Some people get an upset stomach after eating. Without seeing it fresh it’s really hard to tell for sure. They have yellow pores when young then turn reddish. The colors are awesome, Great find!

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@masetticristina @FungiwithBengi Was it blue when you first cut the mushroom open? Or did it turn blue after?

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

Good morning #mushroomtwitter! This weekend I was making grain #spawn and came across this little star of lions mane. I just couldn’t get over the structure of this dime sized #fungi. I ended up using this petri in a bag of grain. I bet it will colonize quickly.

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@Wes_Carroll7 Yes they work well. I use a mix of dextrose, LME, and peptone so it starts out pretty dark and does have some sediment in it. I haven’t had any issues with contamination. The peptone works amazing! I add 1 gram to 500ml h2o. The mycelium almost climbs out of the jar.

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

So far I’m really happy with these plastic jar lids. They hold up in a 20 psi environment over 250 deg f. I’m getting tired of replacing metal lids every few runs. I’ll be adding syringe filters to the next batch. #mushroomtwitter #mushrooms #liquidculture #grow

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@bob_myco I was a little concerned about the temps because from what I read they are rated at 250 f. My all American can get up to 265 f. So far after 2 runs the lids are perfect just with micropore tape!

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

My garden seedlings are off to a late start this season. I usually have tomato’s and peppers established in the greenhouse by now. Things have been hectic lately, but I hope this weekend to get these in the ground. #gardenchat #mushroomtwitter #growing #grow #organic

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@bob_myco I do both but these guys didn’t hardly have a stem. I always look for the thickest part either way. Both have had similar good results. It’s kind of fun taking cultures off Costco mushrooms. They must be a good producer or they wouldn’t use them commercially.

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

Here’s an easy way to grow shiitake #mushrooms. You can use a still air box also. Clean mushrooms, tear apart, take a small cutting with a flame sterilized scalpel, and carefully place into a sterile agar cup or petri. #mushroomtwitter #fungi #fungus #growmushrooms

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@JeremyFlynn10 Works great and is 110v 1800 watts. The next one will be 4000 watt 220v and should cut down warmup time by hours. Once the middle of the stack hits temp it holds pretty well.

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

I broke out the big boy this weekend! I can fit up to 40 10lb bags in this steam pasteurizer. It takes about 7 hours to heat the bags to 180 degs f and hold it for 3 hours. I built this unit for under $300. #mushroomtwitter #mushroom #sterlize #grow

[Shannon at Winding Brook Farms @Shannonsshrooms]

Well I'm almost at 1100 followers. Like to hit 1200 I this next week. We are a small Mushroom farm offering fresh mushrooms and Mushroom grow bags. We offer classes on mycoremediation,growing your own Mushrooms and much more. Please retweet. Mush love;)

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

Yes for sure. I always find burl slabs for very cheap on cl. It’s actually kind of a problem I have at least 20 some over 8’ long. I’m running out of space . I also have three giant redwood tree stumps I plan on cutting into slabs!

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

I found a great deal on a #mushroom #burl today! $45 for three of them. I would have paid way more to get these! I think it’s walnut. The two big ones are redwood. I’m going to make a mushroom table for sure! #mushroomtwitter #woodworking #table #barnfind #

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@whos_that_beoir It’s pretty easy if you have any questions feel free to ask. I’ve been doing it for years. I can grow a hundred lbs of mushrooms every couple weeks if I’m not careful .

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

Today I made several jars of peptone light malt extract liquid culture. These jars will be ready to use in 10 days. Each jar will fill approximately 40 10cc syringes of sweet mycelium! #mushroomtwitter #fungus #liquidculture #mushroom

[Lost Coast Fungi @growfungus]

@FungiwithBengi Morels are also hollow inside where false morels are solid.