If you've ever considered growing mushrooms from home, you likely know how difficult it can be to get started. The fact is, mushrooms require specific conditions to grow, and even the slightest ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett is retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2020. Q: We’ve had a lot of rain this year, and our yard is filled with a ...

A Anne Pringle, professor of botany and bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a mycologist studying the ecology and evolution of mushrooms: To identify an edible mushroom vs. a ...

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I grew up in a household where mushrooms were as ubiquitous as cooking oil and eggs. We picked them up on every grocery run, ...

India's diverse mushroom varieties, from common button and oyster to prized morels, offer a nutritional powerhouse. Rich in ...

Though many people simply grab a bag of mushrooms from their local store, others prefer to forage. But incorrectly identifying wild mushrooms can lead to more than an upset stomach, it could prove ...

Mushrooms are a big deal here in the Pacific Northwest. With our damp and forested landscape, a vast array of mushrooms grows throughout the region, from the recognizable to the downright odd. The ...

They don’t look too dissimilar to the supermarket varieties we chop and throw into stir fries, but death cap mushrooms are one of the deadliest plants in the UK. Also known as 'Amanita Phalloides', ...