Are you a mushroom lover? Of any kind. We don’t judge here.

With the world leaning more and more towards sustainability, we can expect people to start kitchen top gardens. One of the things most of us don’t consider is mushroom growing. Some people don’t like mushrooms. Those that do might consider growing mushrooms safely at home as a “pros only” skilled task. Mushroom growing is indeed a bit tedious, but well worth it. Once you know the basics you can go on to become an expert mushroom grower. 

Now, there are tons of Mushroom Growing kits out there. We would suggest that you go for the smaller kits. Smaller kits have a microclimate that is easier to manipulate. Also, they tend to contain everything that you need to grow mushrooms. This includes a container to provide the growing mushrooms with humidity and darkness. The container can be kept anywhere in the house, or even mounted up on a wall. They’ll also supply a supply of growth medium with the kit with what is known as spawn, which is a collection of mushroom spores, like how seeds are to plants, that give life to new mushrooms. A little love and care are all they need.

There will be clear instructions on how to put things together, of course, but that’s a simple job. And once you do, all it takes to ensure that the mushrooms grow is to water the growth medium regularly. The hard part is knowing what the species wants in terms of growing. I.E. humidity, the medium, the amount of light it may or may not want, and how much air it really wants, and how long the growth will actually take.

Thankfully, most kits will have all of this important info included!

Just like any sustainability hobby, this is just a humble beginning. Pretty soon you’ll want to expand, and can then by supplies of growth medium and spawn at a local gardening store to set things up on a larger scale. 

That’s all that it takes to learn mushroom growing!

Not long after you’ll start making your growth medium and culture your mushroom spawn! Just one step closer to that Homesteding dream!