Strain
Escondido
- Species
- Psilocybe cubensis
- Lineage
- Wild-collected near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico; not documented for this specific line
- Also called
- Puerto Escondido
A Shroomery monotub log on organic rye colonized notably slowly (~3.5 weeks at ~70F) but pinned and fruited smoothly afterward, no contamination, reliable good-sized yields.
Photos
Wild Psilocybe cubensis from Santiago Jamiltepec, on the Oaxaca coast, Mexico. A regional species photo, not Escondido.Photo: kevin serigrafia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (listed by Mushroom Observer as "Creative Commons Wikipedia Compatible v3.0"), via Mushroom Observer Add a note
Summary
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Growing Escondido
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At a glance
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Grows on
- Dung (manure-loving, like cubensis)
- Lineage and origin
- Wild-collected near Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico; not documented for this specific line
- Traits
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- Similar strains
- Albino A+, Albino Louisiana, Albino Penis Envy, Blue Meanie (cubensis)
Timeline
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- Days to
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- To harvest
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- Flushes
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Climate
Typical range for the species, not tested on this strain.
- Colonizing
- 75–80 °F
- 70–75 °F, 90–95%
- Fresh air ()
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- Light
- indirect 6500K 12/12, or indirect sunlight
Substrate and casing
- Substrate
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What it looks like
- Phenotype
- Caramel-golden caps, subconical when young to wavy/flat with maturity; thick fleshy white stems that bruise blue with handling/age. One grower noted a 'white frosted cap' variant.
- When to pick ()
- Pick at veil tear with a firm fruit; gills pale blue, not navy
Common problems
- Reported
- A Shroomery monotub log on organic rye colonized notably slowly (~3.5 weeks at ~70F) but pinned and fruited smoothly afterward, no contamination, reliable good-sized yields.
Grow reports (0)
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Three fields is enough: setup, days to pins, and how it went.
Recipes growers used
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Notes from growers
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