The textbook was prepared in accordance with the curriculum of the discipline "Growing mushrooms." It contains additional materials on cultivated edible mushrooms, provides information on cultivated edible mushrooms and provides a brief summary of the history of mushroom cultivation. It presents scientific achievements in the field of growing mushrooms, concerning the morphological characteristics of cultivated species and strains of mushrooms, the use of environmentally friendly and energy-saving technologies for growing mushrooms. production of high-quality and competitive mushroom products with the introduction of a real production cycle for growing mushrooms.