Growing Guides · Mushrooms

Grow Your Own Mushrooms

From beginner-friendly oysters to log-grown shiitake — five mushrooms you can grow at home with everything you need to get your first flush.

No zone required

Most mushrooms grow indoors in controlled conditions — your USDA zone doesn't determine when you can grow them. Temperature and substrate matter more than your location. Pick a mushroom and start any time of year.

Indoor — substrate bags or blocks

Oyster Mushroom

The most beginner-friendly mushroom. Oysters grow fast on straw or coffee grounds and fruit in waves…

14–21 days · easy
Outdoor logs or indoor blocks

Shiitake Mushroom

The classic gourmet mushroom. Grown on hardwood logs or sawdust blocks, shiitake produces for years.…

60–365 days · medium
Indoor — hardwood sawdust blocks

Lion's Mane Mushroom

A striking white pom-pom mushroom prized for its seafood-like flavour and brain health benefits. Gro…

14–30 days · medium
Outdoor wood chip bed

Wine Cap Mushroom

The most garden-friendly mushroom. Wine caps grow in outdoor wood chip beds — just spread spawn on m…

30–60 days · easy
Indoor — composted manure trays

Button Mushroom

The world's most popular mushroom, and trickier than it looks. Button mushrooms need a specific comp…

14–21 days · medium
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