You can grow mushrooms, even in your apartment balcony. Purchase a mushroom kit and start your own colony. If you try to grow mushrooms from the beginning, it is very complicated. The kit makes it easier. Oyster mushroom, shiitake, lion’s mane, brown cap and white cap are a few types of edible mushrooms. You can also grow colorful mushrooms as ornamental fungus. However, do not consume any bright colored mushroom. Mushrooms are available, all around the year. Logs of oak, beech, hazel, willow and birch which are cut during the dormant season (between the autumn and the spring) can be used for growing mushrooms in big backyards. The log should not be more than 6 weeks old.
There are other crops which do not fall into any of the above said category and can be grown in your backyard. Hops, hemps, sprouts and even cotton can be cultivated. If your space is limited, you can plant in boxes, raised beds, hanging pots and even on the window stills.