Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
Native Habitat: Decaying hardwood logs (especially beech, birch)
Biome Requirements:

• Substrate: Pasteurized straw, hardwood sawdust, or logs

• Temperature: 50–75°F depending on strain

• Humidity: 80–95%

• Light: Low ambient light (not darkness)

• Airflow: Good airflow to prevent long stems​

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
Native Habitat: Decaying hardwood (especially oak)
Biome Requirements:

• Substrate: Fresh oak logs or supplemented hardwood sawdust blocks

• Temperature: 55–75°F

• Humidity: 80–90%

• Light: Shade or dim indirect light

• Moisture: Logs must be soaked periodically
   

Lion’s Mane (Hericium erinaceus)
Native Habitat: Old beech, oak, maple trunks
Biome Requirements:

• Substrate: Hardwood sawdust or logs

• Temperature: 60–75°F

• Humidity: 85–95%

• Light: Very low diffuse light

• Airflow: Gentle airflow (too much causes drying)
   

Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Native Habitat: Oak, cherry, beech
Biome Requirements:

• Substrate: Fresh hardwood logs

• Temperature: 65–80°F

• Humidity: 85–95%

• Light: Minimal light needed

• Note: Slow colonizer, long timelines (months to a year)
   

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)
Native Habitat: Dead hardwood almost everywhere
Biome Requirements:

• Substrate: Hardwood logs or chips

• Temperature: 55–75°F

• Humidity: 80–95%

• Light: Indirect light (more than oysters)

• Airflow: Standard indoor grow airflow
   

Comb Tooth (Hericium coralloides)
Native Habitat: Dead hardwood fallen branches
Biome Requirements:

• Substrate: Hardwood sawdust or logs

• Temperature: 55–70°F

• Humidity: 85–95%

• Light: Low diffused light

• Airflow: Gentle and steady
   

Morel (Morchella americana)
Native Habitat: Forest floor under elm, ash, apple
Biome Requirements:

• Substrate: Wood chips mixed with composted leaves

• Temperature: 45–65°F in spring

• Humidity: Moderate outdoor spring moisture

• Light: Normal filtered forest light

• Note: Hard to cultivate reliably indoors
   

Reishi (Ganoderma tsugae)
Native Habitat: Hemlock stumps in NY forests
Biome Requirements:

• Substrate: Hardwood sawdust with supplements or hemlock logs

• Temperature: 70–80°F

• Humidity: 85–95%

• Light: Low light to form proper fruiting shapes

• Note: Likes warm, consistent, stable environments
  
  Purslane

• Full Sun

• Temperature: 60°F to 90°F (16°C to 32°C) is ideal for mature plants.

• Germination: Warmer soil, around 70-85°F (21-29°C), significantly improves seed germination.

• Aerate roots.

• Watering: Water sparingly