These are the common white button mushrooms, the brown mushrooms (crimini) and their more mature form, portabella. They are grown on a compost substrate that must be meticulously prepared. Failure to produce proper compost means failure to produce agaricus commercially. It's also important to use the best available management practices when producing compost. If you don't, the process will, literally, stink; your neighbors will complain; and you will be shut down. That's happened to a number of agaricus growers around the world. The following information should help you understand the processes better:
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