Mushrooms are ridiculously easy to grow in your own garden, and they're incredibly beneficial, too. Most people don't realize just how important fungi are in terms of garden health, nutrient cycling, ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Mushroom compost is made from spent mushroom farming substrate. It's now widely available, and there are lots of reasons you ...

Cluster of wet white mushrooms growing in the ground - Karol Franks/Getty Images Mushrooms are healthy, hearty ingredients that can be used for a variety of dishes, but some varieties can be ...

The gray, gnarly-looking mushrooms lurking in the last row of the salad bar have never been that appetizing to me. In fact, I avoid them at all costs. So, when I decided to test at-home mushroom ...

As an avid gardener and (very) amateur cook, learning how to grow edible mushrooms at home seemed like a no-brainer. Little did I know how little I knew. I ordered fungi guru Paul Stamets’ definitive ...

I embarked on my agricultural journey of growing mushrooms at home by delving into indoor hydroponics. It all began with my homemade deep-water culture system housed in a Sterlite tote bin. An indoor ...

Mushrooms are a strange life-form. Like props in a magician’s bag of tricks, they seem to appear out of nowhere and vanish just as mysteriously. If you don’t happen to be in the right place at the ...

No garden space? These seven foods grow surprisingly well in containers.

As a kid, our family would spend fall afternoons hunting wild mushrooms in the forests of the southeast Olympic Mountains. Our favorites were chanterelles, russulas and an occasional boletus. It was ...