Have you ever thought of growing mushrooms and selling them?  There’s good money in it if you have time to be a part-time grower.  You can even buy a mushroom growing kit.  We all know that mushrooms are a tasty ingredient for any meal. They’re a popular item at restaurants, farmers’ markets and super markets.

The Oyster mushroom, a type of exotic mushroom, is enjoying a high level of demand at the moment. Last year in the United States, more than a million and a half pounds of exotic mushrooms were grown. This high level of demand isn’t expected to drop off anytime in the near future.

Additionally, oyster mushrooms are fairly easy to grow. They take about six weeks from start to harvest. This is one of the reasons they’re the perfect mushroom for the part-time grower. It’s not necessary to do this full-time to be a successfully grow oyster mushrooms. If you can spare a few hours a week, then you have enough time to be a mushroom grower and sell for extra income.

One of the most cultivated mushrooms in the world is the the Button mushroom, or Agaricus Bisporus. When it appears in fields, this wild mushroom has a darker, brownish cap with darker gills and is know as a Field mushroom. When commercially sold, they are labeled as Button mushrooms or Portobello mushrooms, which are usually larger in size.

Now Mushroom Growing Kits are becoming increasingly popular as public opinion and perceptions towards fungi seems to have relaxed a little. People are no longer scared of mushrooms and instead are prepared to try growing their own at home.

Although mushroom grow kits are limited in fungi species currently, the button mushroom is by far the most widely available. Many gardening stores and online garden sites sell mushroom growing kits and they seem to focus on the most well known, considered as being “safer” mushrooms, the Button mushroom.

Growing mushrooms at home can be fun and successful.  For instant, the button mushroom, or Agaricus Bisporus, is one of the most cultivated mushrooms in the world. When found in the wild this mushroom appears in fields and has a darker, brownish cap with darker gills too. In the wild, they are known as field mushrooms but they are usually labelled as the button mushroom or the Portobello mushroom. However, the Portobello species are usually larger.

Mushroom growing kits have become increasingly popular in recent years as the public opinion and perceptions towards fungi have relaxed a little.  No longer are people scared of mushrooms and instead are prepared to try and have a go at growing their own at home.