Anybody can grow mushrooms

I wrote a book and made a free video tutorial so you can grow mushrooms at home, on logs or with liquid cultures. From Peotone, Illinois.

Patrick Bales, the Mushroom Man of Peotone

Learn to grow

You don't need a lab or a lot of money. These are the guides I made so anybody can do it.

Anybody Can Grow Mushrooms On Logs: Basic and Advanced Methods

Book by Patrick Bales, 2025 · Kindle and paperback · Amazon · Etsy ebook

Anybody Can Grow Mushrooms With Liquid Cultures

Free video tutorial · Watch on YouTube

The Giant's Garden

My YouTube channel: time-lapse videos of mushrooms growing, and how-tos · Visit the channel

I also teach workshops on mushroom hunting and mushroom growing. If you'd like one for your group, get in touch.

About me

Hi, I'm Patrick. I started growing mushrooms in 2017 as a hobby, with logs in my backyard. The more I learned, the more I wanted to share it, so I started Mushroom Man of Peotone to make growing mushrooms at home easy for anyone, beginner or experienced.

I also use fungi to create induced spalting in wood.

More about me

Contact

The quickest way to reach me is a message through my Etsy shop. Questions about growing or workshops are welcome.