Culinary and gourmet species only. A mark means a cited source grows that species with that method. For the mushrooms themselves, the species names link to Ohio Gourmet Mushrooms where it has a guide.
| Species | All-in-one grow bags | Supplemented sawdust blocks | Pasteurised straw (hot water) | Cold-water lime pasteurisation | Bucket tek | Shotgun fruiting chamber | Martha tent | Monotub fruiting for gourmet species | Logs with plug spawn | Wood-chip garden beds | Spent coffee grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster | Suits | Suits | Suits | Suits | Suits | Suits | Suits | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Suits |
| Lion’s mane | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Suits | Not covered | Not covered |
| Shiitake | Not covered | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Suits | Not covered | Suits | Not covered | Not covered |
| Wine cap | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Suits | Not covered |
| Chestnut | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| Pioppino | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| King oyster | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Suits | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| Reishi | Suits | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
| Maitake | Not covered | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Suits | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered | Not covered |
A cited source grows this species with this tek Not covered by the sources
Pleurotus ostreatus and relatives
Hericium erinaceus
Lentinula edodes
Stropharia rugosoannulata
Pholiota adiposa
Cyclocybe aegerita
Pleurotus eryngii
Ganoderma species
Grifola frondosa
Not in the table because they work for every species: Still air box vs flow hood, Agar, Liquid culture, Grain spawn in jars, Grain spawn in bags .
Pleurotus ostreatus and relatives
The species behind the straw, bucket and coffee-ground teks. Cornell calls it the best species to grow on straw1. Blue and pearl oysters suit cool seasons and phoenix oyster (P. pulmonarius) suits summer heat1.
Hericium erinaceus
Grown on supplemented sawdust indoors and on logs outdoors1. Fruit it from small cuts in the side of the bag; top fruiting collects water1.
Lentinula edodes
The classic log mushroom2, also grown on sawdust blocks that need extra weeks to brown before fruiting1.
Stropharia rugosoannulata
A garden-bed mushroom grown in wood chips or straw3.
Pholiota adiposa
Grown on supplemented sawdust, indoors or from blocks fruited outside1.
Cyclocybe aegerita
Fruited from supplemented sawdust blocks, cut corner to corner like oyster and chestnut1.
Pleurotus eryngii
An indoor sawdust species that needs higher humidity and is top-fruited with plastic left above the block1.
Ganoderma species
Listed by Cornell among the species grown indoors on supplemented sawdust1. This site covers growing it only.
Grifola frondosa
Listed by Cornell among the species grown indoors on supplemented sawdust1.