Mushroom Growing Guides
Practical, species-by-species guides to growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms at home — the ideal temperature, humidity, and fresh air, the timeline from pins to harvest, and exactly when to pick. Then let MycoIQ coach your actual grow from a photo.
Complete grow guides
Beginner-friendly species with the full playbook — free to read.
Blue Oyster
BeginnerPleurotus ostreatus
Fast, forgiving, and dramatic — the classic first mushroom.
How to grow Blue Oyster →
Pink Oyster
BeginnerPleurotus djamor
Showy coral-pink and the fastest to fruit — loves the heat.
How to grow Pink Oyster →
Lion's Mane
BeginnerHericium erinaceus
A cascading white pom-pom — gourmet and gentle.
How to grow Lion's Mane →
Shiitake
IntermediateLentinula edodes
Rich and savory, rewarding — a step up in patience.
How to grow Shiitake →The full species library
43+ more gourmet & medicinal species — each with a complete, dialed-in grow plan inside MycoIQ Pro.
Pearl Oyster
Pleurotus pulmonarius
Golden Oyster
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
King Oyster
Pleurotus eryngii
Chestnut
Pholiota adiposa
Pioppino
Cyclocybe aegerita
Nameko
Pholiota microspora
Enoki
Flammulina velutipes
Maitake (Hen of the Woods)
Grifola frondosa
Reishi
Ganoderma lingzhi
Turkey Tail
Trametes versicolor
Cordyceps militaris
Cordyceps militaris
Wine Cap
Stropharia rugosoannulata
Elm Oyster
Hypsizygus ulmarius
Beech (Shimeji)
Hypsizygus tessellatus
Chicken of the Woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Button & Portobello
Agaricus bisporus
Almond Mushroom
Agaricus subrufescens
Wood Ear
Auricularia auricula-judae
Snow Fungus
Tremella fuciformis
Bear's Head Tooth
Hericium americanum
Shaggy Mane
Coprinus comatus
Paddy Straw
Volvariella volvacea
Morel
Morchella spp.
Cauliflower Mushroom
Sparassis crispa
Brick Cap
Hypholoma lateritium
Blewit
Lepista nuda (syn. Clitocybe nuda)
Hemlock Reishi
Ganoderma tsugae
Coral Tooth
Hericium coralloides
Bitter Oyster
Panellus stipticus
Chaga
Inonotus obliquus
Birch Polypore
Fomitopsis betulina
Umbrella Polypore (Zhu Ling)
Polyporus umbellatus
Abalone Oyster
Pleurotus cystidiosus
Aspen Oyster
Pleurotus populinus
Tiger Sawgill
Lentinus tigrinus
Dryad's Saddle
Cerioporus squamosus
Beefsteak Fungus
Fistulina hepatica
Milky Mushroom
Calocybe indica
Split Gill
Schizophyllum commune
Artist's Conk
Ganoderma applanatum
Agarikon
Laricifomes officinalis
Poria (Fu Ling)
Wolfiporia extensa
Tiger Milk Mushroom
Lignosus rhinocerus