A strain that wears its origin story right there in the name — and it's a better one than most. Thai Elephant Dung is a tropical cubensis line collected from exactly what it says, and it's inherited the temperament you'd expect from something that evolved in Southeast Asian heat: fast, vigorous, and thoroughly unbothered by warmth that would have other strains sulking. Colonisation is brisk, pinning is enthusiastic, and it tends to fruit in dense, generous clusters rather than a scattered handful.
Aesthetically, it runs to the elegant end of the family. Fruits are typically tall and slender, with fine stems, topped by golden-to-tan caps that often retain a distinctly conical shape rather than flattening out fully. A good flush has a certain gracefulness to it — less bruiser, more ballet.
A little history: the line traces to Thailand, where wild Psilocybe cubensis has a long association with the country's working elephants and the very hospitable substrate they leave behind. Collection is usually credited to the wave of Western ethnomycological interest in Thai strains during the late 1980s and 1990s — the same period that gave circulation to Koh Samui and several other Thai lines, with John W. Allen's (Mushroom John) name attached to much of that work. He was a guest at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and they had these mushrooms growing on elephant dung in the lab; he managed to get a couple of prints from a helpful university student as he toured the lab. The elephants, one assumes, remain unaware of their contribution.
Storage: Keep your spores refrigerated, not frozen, from the moment you receive them. Pop them in the fridge straight away, and they’ll happily keep for a couple of months and, in perfect conditions, even for years.
Remember: All our products are sold for microscopy purposes ONLY; do not try to grow mushrooms with any of our products; that would be illegal and very naughty. While I have your attention on this matter, it is very surprising to learn how many naughty people there are out there. No judging, but I cannot answer any questions about growing mushrooms. It doesn’t matter if you live somewhere where growing is legal; I still won’t answer any questions – please don’t ask. However, if you do ask me naughty questions, I will unfortunately have to add you to my banned list, and you will be unable to enjoy any of my lovely products. I will also inform Santa about your naughty behaviour and ask him to put you on his naughty list – that’s now Christmas stuffed. So please, no naughty questions.
Don’t Forget:
Keep them in a cool, dark place; about 5’c is nice
Keep the product in a clean and tidy place
Don’t let the product get hot
Don’t let them freeze
Don’t let them become dusty or dirty
A strain that wears its origin story right there in the name — and it's a better one than most. Thai Elephant Dung is a tropical cubensis line collected from exactly what it says, and it's inherited the temperament you'd expect from something that evolved in Southeast Asian heat: fast, vigorous, and thoroughly unbothered by warmth that would have other strains sulking. Colonisation is brisk, pinning is enthusiastic, and it tends to fruit in dense, generous clusters rather than a scattered handful.
Aesthetically, it runs to the elegant end of the family. Fruits are typically tall and slender, with fine stems, topped by golden-to-tan caps that often retain a distinctly conical shape rather than flattening out fully. A good flush has a certain gracefulness to it — less bruiser, more ballet.
A little history: the line traces to Thailand, where wild Psilocybe cubensis has a long association with the country's working elephants and the very hospitable substrate they leave behind. Collection is usually credited to the wave of Western ethnomycological interest in Thai strains during the late 1980s and 1990s — the same period that gave circulation to Koh Samui and several other Thai lines, with John W. Allen's (Mushroom John) name attached to much of that work. He was a guest at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and they had these mushrooms growing on elephant dung in the lab; he managed to get a couple of prints from a helpful university student as he toured the lab. The elephants, one assumes, remain unaware of their contribution.
Storage: Keep your spores refrigerated, not frozen, from the moment you receive them. Pop them in the fridge straight away, and they’ll happily keep for a couple of months and, in perfect conditions, even for years.
Remember: All our products are sold for microscopy purposes ONLY; do not try to grow mushrooms with any of our products; that would be illegal and very naughty. While I have your attention on this matter, it is very surprising to learn how many naughty people there are out there. No judging, but I cannot answer any questions about growing mushrooms. It doesn’t matter if you live somewhere where growing is legal; I still won’t answer any questions – please don’t ask. However, if you do ask me naughty questions, I will unfortunately have to add you to my banned list, and you will be unable to enjoy any of my lovely products. I will also inform Santa about your naughty behaviour and ask him to put you on his naughty list – that’s now Christmas stuffed. So please, no naughty questions.
Don’t Forget:
Keep them in a cool, dark place; about 5’c is nice
Keep the product in a clean and tidy place
Don’t let the product get hot
Don’t let them freeze
Don’t let them become dusty or dirty
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