These varieties can be grown at home

Not all types of mushrooms can be grown

However, this does not apply to the most sought-after noble mushrooms such as porcini mushrooms, morels or chanterelles. These are so-called mycorrhizal fungi that can only grow and thrive in close symbiosis with certain living plants. These species therefore need a living environment that is difficult to recreate in your garden. For this reason it is only possible saprophage fungus species to cultivate. These do not live in a close symbiosis, but rather draw their nutrients from decaying organic materials such as straw, wood or even coffee grounds.

The best cultivated mushrooms for growing in the garden

You can obtain the mushroom cultures for these mushrooms in specialist shops and on the Internet. You can not only grow native mushroom species, but also cultivate health-promoting medicinal mushrooms yourself - such as Shii-Take or the Chinese Morel Mu-Err. These should have a particularly positive effect on people and at least provide variety on the plate.

Cultivated mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

This species, also known as Champignon de Paris, is one of the first successfully cultivated mushrooms ever. Today it is the most cultivated cultivated mushroom in the world, with different varieties such as white mushroom, brown mushroom and stone mushroom available today.

Shii-take (Lentinula edodes)

This well-known medicinal mushroom is particularly valued in Chinese and Japanese cuisine and is rich in healthy vitamins and minerals. You can cultivate it on freshly felled wood from oak, red and hornbeam, birch, alder, cherry or chestnut.

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)

This mushroom, also known as oyster or veal mushroom, is a native species that can be found in the forests between December and March. You can also grow this extremely tasty mushroom on straw or on woods made of red beech, birch, ash, alder, poplar, willow or healthy fruit trees.

Herbal mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)

This very tasty mushroom, also known as man litter, is native to south and south-west Europe and particularly likes to grow on the dead roots of umbellifers. On the other hand, straw is a suitable substrate for your own breeding.

Brown cap (Stropharia rugosoannulata)

This is not, as is often assumed, the chestnut boletus, which is often found, but a cultivated form of the no less tasty reddish brown Giant Trümmling. This can easily be pulled on inoculated bales of straw.