Novel, rewarding, delicious and nutritious, growing your own edible mushrooms can be easy to do at home. Not only does it take the anxiety out of harvesting in the wild, chances are you already have the perfect shady spot.
Multiple reasons can be summoned for growing mushrooms in garden beds – or on inoculated logs and in plastic bags. Thankfully, all these processes have been simplified, with all the necessary bits and pieces now readily available from specialist suppliers.
While several species of edible fungi can be grown at home, the easiest is the grey oyster mushroom (). This robust, fast-growing (often described
