Strain
Koh Samui Super Strain
- Species
- Psilocybe cubensis
- Lineage
- Traced to the island of Koh Samui in Thailand.
- Also called
- KSSS, Koh Samui
Tropical cube: warmer fruiting 73–78°F.
Photos

Psilocybe cubensis, cultivated in a tub (the photographer's label: Koh Samui Classic). Species photo, not Koh Samui Super Strain.Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY-SA 3.0 (listed by Mushroom Observer as "Creative Commons Wikipedia Compatible v3.0"), via Mushroom Observer Add a note

Psilocybe cubensis, mycelium under the microscope, germinated from a spore print (the photographer's label: KSSS, not independently verified).Photo: Alan Rockefeller, 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 Koh Samui Super Strain
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At a glance
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Grows on
- Dung (manure-loving, like cubensis)
- Lineage and origin
- Traced to the island of Koh Samui in Thailand.From commercial strain descriptions; not independently verified.
- Traits
- tropical origin
- Similar strains
- Albino A+, Albino Louisiana, Albino Penis Envy, Aztec God
Timeline
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- Days to
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- Flushes
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Climate
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- Colonizing
- 75–81 °F
- 73–78 °F, 90–95%
- Fresh air ()
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- Light
- Indirect 6500K 12/12 or a bright room.
Substrate and casing
- Substrate
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What it looks like
- Phenotype
- known to produce stout (short but fat) cubes; shorter than average fruits with meaty stems noticeably wider on the bottom than at the top; unusually large caps for its height; pins commonly have red tops with white spots; caps turn red-brown with maturity
- Known to produce stout (short but fat) cubes; shorter than average fruits with meaty stems noticeably wider on the bottom than at the top; unusually large caps for its height; pins commonly have red tops with white spots; caps turn red-brown with maturity
- Shorter than average fruits with meaty stems noticeably wider at the bottom than at the top; unusually large caps for its height; sometimes unexpectedly normal-looking fruits; pins commonly have red tops with white spots; caps turn red-brown with maturity
- When to pick ()
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Common problems
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