Everything we know about growing mushrooms at home

Most of the confusion around home mushroom growing is not about biology. It is about instructions that skip the parts that matter. These four articles cover the whole process, in the order you will actually need it.

Start here

If you have never grown a mushroom before, read Mushroom Growing Guides first. It covers the four variables that decide whether a block fruits, what each stage looks like, and how to diagnose a grow that is stuck.

Know what you are buying

How It Works follows a block from a pile of sawdust to your kitchen counter, and explains what we do so that you do not have to.

Plan your grow

Day-by-Day Timelines gives you a calendar for each species: when you should see pins, when the flush peaks, and the exact day to harvest.

Look something up

Glossary defines every term you will run into, from colonisation to sporulation, without the jargon.

Still stuck?

Send us a photo and a note about what you are seeing. A mycologist on our team replies within one business day with a specific answer, not a link to another article. See the Help Center.