4 Best Mushrooms to Grow at Home: Our Top Picks

4 Best Mushrooms to Grow at Home: Our Top Picks. Welcome to our video of the 4 best mushrooms to grow at home. Oyster mushrooms If you are looking for the easiest mushroom to cultivate at home, then oyster mushrooms such as pearl oyster and king oyster should be your priority. Unlike other mushrooms, oyster mushrooms can grow in versatile substrates such as pasteurized straw, cellulose, coffee grounds, and cellulose and lignin-rich farm waste. Shiitake mushrooms Shiitake mushrooms will also give incredible results when grown at home. These mushrooms do incredibly well indoors and outdoors. Pioppino mushrooms Another incredible mushroom to grow at home is the pioppino mushroom. These mushrooms do well all year round indoors on pasteurized straw and outdoors during autumn on wood chip mushroom beds. Wine cap mushrooms The hardy nature of wine cap mushrooms makes them suitable for growing at home. They can be grown outdoors in wood chips, leaf litter, or sawdust. Unlike shiitake mushrooms, wine cap mushrooms grow faster and give better yields.