Select a mushroom-growing kit or purchase spores. Kits are ideal for beginners as they contain everything you need, including a substrate (growing medium) inoculated with mushroom spores. Popular ...

Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of fungi and typically develop above whatever substrate the mushroom is growing in, whether ...

Need a winter gardening idea? Utah State University Extension recently published a comprehensive guide to help beginners learn to grow gourmet mushrooms. “A Beginner’s Guide to Growing Mushrooms at ...

If you've ever considered growing mushrooms from home, you likely know how difficult it can be to get started. The fact is, mushrooms require specific conditions to grow, and even the slightest ...

Mushrooms commonly grow in lawns and gardens; you've likely seen mushrooms cropping up on your lawn after a long period of rain. Mushrooms are the visible fruiting bodies of fungi. They provide an ...

I’ve recently been growing mushrooms and am hoping to sell some of my harvest. How should I get started? Growing mushrooms for profit can be fun and rewarding, follow these tips for a successful start ...

When you think of improving the soil, you may imagine planting cover crops or utilizing minimal tillage systems that allow microorganisms to thrive. And while these practices can help make the soil a ...

Matthew McInnis loves mushrooms. He got into them as a teenager while working at a local restaurant on Mt. Desert Island off the coast of Maine. He remembers feeling particularly elated after foraging ...

The Shroom Society at ASU pulled back the curtain on the magic behind growing edible mushrooms at an event on Oct. 2. The club has run this event for the past two years, as a partnership with ...