how to grow mushrooms

You don’t need a farm or big investment to grow mushrooms. From choosing the right type to harvesting your first crop, here’s how you can build a thriving mushroom patch right at home.

Wondering how to start a mushroom business? Rajasthan's Shanker Meena founded 'Jeevan Mushrooms', a successful mushroom spawns' manufacturing unit in his garage.

After the college where she taught was reduced to ruins, Professor Nidhi Katare decided to venture into entrepreneurship. She set up a lab to produce mushroom spawns and expanded her business that now earns her Rs 1.5 lakh per month.

Clay pots are a great eco-friendly medium for growing mushrooms at home. Dr S K Bairwa, an agricultural expert from the Agricultural Research Centre of Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, gives us a complete low-down on the process.

Did you know that mushroom cultivation is actually super easy? Here are some easily available kits on Amazon to get you started on your journey.

Determined that she will never use chemicals on her mushroom farm, Monika Chowdhry barely broke even in her first year. From her second year though, she has seen her farm flourish & harvests over 40 kg every week!