Exploring the easiest, low-tek ways of growing mushrooms at home without the need for fancy equipment or complicated processes.

Answering common questions and sharing tips and advice for having good results from grow your own mushroom kits sold in New Zealand.

The Phoenix Oyster Mushroom, scientifically known as Pleurotus pulmonarius , is popular around the world, not only for its delicious...

Tawaka mushrooms are one of the fungal jewels in the crown of the New Zealand bush. Not only are they a mushroom with excellent flavour...

Many home growers and smaller scale commercial growers choose to purchase pre-made grain spawn from specialist suppliers, because...

When growing mushrooms, it can be easy to get bogged down in technicalities and overly specific details. Anyone from new home hobbyists...

While mushroom cultivation can be a fun and rewarding hobby, it doesn't go perfectly all of the time. Mushrooms are unique organisms with...

Aotearoa New Zealand is a unique country, having been separated from 'Gondwana', the prehistoric supercontinent, for around 80 million...

When reading material in books or online about mushroom cultivation, you may come across words and terms you’re not familiar with. Here...