# Event Details - **Event Name**: Grow Lion's Mane and other mushrooms in your Home Kitchen - Class 4 - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Learn how to grow Lion's Mane and other functional mushrooms right in your kitchen, super fun and hands-on! Class 4 of 4 in the seriesAbout this Event🍄 Fruit, Harvest & Preserve: Bringing Your Medicinal Mushroom Grow Across the Finish LineSession 4 of 4 — Mushroom Cultivation SeriesYour Bags Are Colonized. Now It's Time to Fruit.You've done the work. You sterilized your grain, inoculated with liquid culture, prepared your substrate, and loaded your grow bags. White mycelium has claimed every inch of the bag. The hardest part is behind you.Now comes the most rewarding stage of the entire process — coaxing your colonized block into producing the beautiful, abundant fruiting bodies you've been working toward. Session 4 is where everything you've learned becomes a harvest.What We'll Cover💨 Fruiting Conditions — Dialing In Your Environment Mycelium is patient, but fruiting bodies are demanding. We'll cover exactly what your mushrooms need to trigger and sustain a healthy flush:Humidity — target ranges for different species, how to maintain them, and how to measure what's actually happening in your fruiting spaceFresh Air Exchange (FAE) — why CO₂ buildup is the enemy of healthy pins and how to manage airflow without drying out your blockLight — how much, what spectrum, and what it actually signals to your myceliumHow fruiting conditions vary between species — Lion's Mane, Reishi, Oyster, Shiitake, Turkey Tail, and others each have their own preferences, and we'll break down what each one wantsSetting up a simple, low-cost fruiting chamber from everyday materials — no expensive equipment required🌿 Species Spotlight — Know What You're Growing Different medicinal mushrooms fruit differently, and knowing what to expect from each one is half the battle. We'll walk through the unique characteristics of popular varietiesYou'll learn to recognize healthy development, spot species-specific stress signals, and respond before small problems become lost flushes.✂️ Harvesting Technique & Timing Harvest too early and you leave yield on the table. Harvest too late and quality drops fast. We'll show you:How to identify the perfect harvest window for each medicinal speciesProper cutting and twisting techniques to protect the block for second and third flushesHow to care for your block between flushes to maximize total yieldWhy some species are harvested for their properties rather than their flavor, and how that changes your approach🌬️ Drying & Preserving Your Harvest Fresh mushrooms are incredible — but they don't last long. We'll cover the best methods for extending the life of your harvest:Food dehydrator settings and timing across different species and densitiesHow to test for proper dryness to prevent mold in storageStorage containers, shelf life, and how to rehydrate for cookingMaking medicinal mushroom powders for tinctures, teas, capsules, and culinary use🔧 Troubleshooting Common Problems Even experienced growers hit bumps. We'll run through the most frequent issues and how to fix them:Contamination — identifying green, black, and bacterial contamination and when to cut lossesAborts and stalled pins — what causes them and how to recoverLow yield or no fruiting — diagnosing environmental and substrate issuesSpecies-specific quirks that get misread as problemsUnusual coloration, odors, and other warning signs to knowCompleting the JourneyThis final session ties the entire series together. Whether you've attended every class or you're joining us for the first time, you'll leave with a complete picture of the cultivation cycle — from grain to harvest — and the confidence to run your own successful grow at home, start to finish, across a range of powerful medicinal species.The Complete Series✅ Session 1 — Grain Sterilization & Spawn Preparation✅ Session 2 — Liquid Culture & Inoculation Technique✅ Session 3 — Substrate Prep, Pasteurization & Spawning into Grow Bags👉 Session 4 — Fruiting, Harvesting, Drying & Troubleshooting (You are here)Who Should Attend?This class is a perfect fit for:Series students ready to complete their cultivation educationHome growers who've successfully colonized bags but aren't sure what to do nextAnyone who's reached the fruiting stage before and struggled to get a healthy flushWellness enthusiasts looking to grow their own supply of medicinal mushrooms for cooking, teas, tinctures, and supplements🕐 Limited seats available — register early to secure your spot in this final session.This is where the work pays off. Don't miss the harvest. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/grow-lions-mane-and-other-mushrooms-in-your-home-kitchen-class-4/100001984346568002 - **Event Categories**: workshops, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fgrow-lions-mane-and-other-mushrooms-in-your-home-kitchen-class-4-tickets-1984346568002 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 81.88, max: 81.88, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Oakland - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Circuit Launch - **lat**: 37.7405807 - **long**: -122.2012869 - **full address**: Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Mycelial Mass (https://allevents.in/org/mycelial-mass/27514535) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f4803efcffe6082e374075ac369b2cc49a1cb845813b3150dcfa8fa6264c509b-rimg-w1200-h641-dc442e1d-gmir.jpg?v=1772724294 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Grow+Lion%27s+Mane+and+other+mushrooms+in+your+Home+Kitchen+-+Class+4&date=18+Apr ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-07:00) - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Circuit Launch, 8000 Edgewater Drive, Oakland, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 81.88 up to 81.88 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Mycelial Mass - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** workshops, health-wellness - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Grow Lion's Mane and other mushrooms in your Home Kitchen - Class 4 ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Grow Lion's Mane and other mushrooms in your Home Kitchen - Class 4", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/f4803efcffe6082e374075ac369b2cc49a1cb845813b3150dcfa8fa6264c509b-rimg-w1200-h641-dc442e1d-gmir.jpg?v=1772724294", "startDate": "2026-04-18T14:00:00-07:00", "endDate": "2026-04-18T16:00:00-07:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/oakland/grow-lions-mane-and-other-mushrooms-in-your-home-kitchen-class-4/100001984346568002", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Circuit Launch", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "8000 Edgewater Drive", "postalCode": "94621", "addressLocality": "Oakland", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "37.7405807", "longitude": "-122.2012869" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Learn how to grow Lion's Mane and other functional mushrooms right in your kitchen, super fun and hands-on! 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