Penis Envy 6 Mushrooms: A Potent Variant of Original Penis Envy

History of the Penis Envy #6 Strain

The Penis Envy #6 strain was supposedly created by a mycologist who goes by the anonymous online handle “Roger Rabbit.” However, exactly how this strain came to be isn’t known for certain.

The history of the Penis Envy #6 strain is relatively blurry. However, one of its mother strains, Penis Envy, has more of a back story.

Supposedly, the original Penis Envy strain (at least where it started) was a part of McKenna’s stock. It’s believed to have been discovered by Terrance and Dennis McKenna in the early 70s in Colombia.

Although it’s believed to be part of the McKenna brother’s stock from their trip to the Amazon searching for psychoactive fungi, the story doesn’t end here.

The Penis Envy strain we know and love today is widely believed to be a result of Steven Pollock’s work. He supposedly received a sample of the spores from the McKenna stock and isolated the strain. He was then mysteriously murdered, and supposedly, his body was found clutching a Penis Envy mushroom.

Penis Envy became popular thanks to Hamilton Morris of Vice. The famous psychedelic journalist wrote an article that introduced the strain to the public eye. This strengthened the strain’s foundations and may have been part of the reason it has reached such a legendary status today.

In a 2009 article by Morris, he explains the history of the Penis Envy mushroom, at least from the information he’d been able to get on the shroom at the time. However, over ten years later, Hamilton revised his article with a podcast interview with Richard Gutierrez.

Reportedly (and mentioned in Hamilton’s 2009 article), Richard Gutierrez was mysteriously sent a spore print of the Penis Envy strain after Steven Pollock’s murder. However, in the interview, Rich said that this was complete nonsense and that Pollock didn’t even know where he lived.

Richard Gutierrez was the creator of the original Penis Envy strain. It did originate from McKenna’s Amazonian stock, but the shroom as we know it was created “unnaturally” through genetic manipulation.

Rich Gee wrote a book in 1976 that Hamilton was lucky enough to read. Although unnamed at the time, he saw the first pictures of what was clearly the Penis Envy strain. These photos were taken long before Pollock’s death. This backs up Rich’s claims and more-or-less proves that he created this strain that now has legendary status.

After the dramatic creation of Penis Envy, the strain became available to the broader market. From here, genetic off-shoots and hybrids began to appear after various cultivators started experimenting with the strain. It’s now one of the most popular and potent cubes on the planet.

Penis Envy 6 Mushrooms Potency & Psilocybin Content

Penis Envy 6 mushrooms is one of the least potent members of the Penis Envy lineage — but even though that’s the case, this strain sits well above what we consider “average” for a Psilocybe cubensis strain.

Most of the available trip reports for Penis Envy 6 mushrooms suggest a potency within the same ballpark as original Penis Envy mushrooms. The 2 grams or higher dose range can be pretty intense for those new to magic mushrooms.

However, the skant analytical data available for this strain has been surprisingly disappointing.

Only one entry involving Penis Envy 6 mushrooms has ever been entered into competitions like the Psilocybin Cup. This entry, submitted by “HSSS Cultivation Coalition” only displayed a psilocybin concentration of 0.63% and a psilocin level of 0.08% (of the dried weight). The total tryptamine concentration for this sample was 0.71% — which would place it about average with most other Psilocybe cubensis strains.

This is pretty disappointing, but this is just one sample and one test — it’s hardly enough to make any concrete statements about the actual potency of this mushroom. So much of a magic mushrooms potency comes down to how the mushroom is grown, which means there’s a lot of variability from one harvest to the other.

We strongly believe this strain is capable of much higher potencies than the 2021 Psilocybin Cup submission from HSSS Cultivation Coalition.

In terms of effects, Penis Envy 6 mushrooms produces an intense body high with waves of energy and euphoria and strong closed and open-eye visuals. Although this strain can be grown by the beginner, it is a real trippy shroom for the experienced psychonaut.

Penis Envy #6 Variations & Genetic Relatives

Penis Envy 6 mushrooms is a cross between Penis Envy and the Texas strain. The original Penis Envy strain has been cross-cultivated several times to create new variants of the strain.

How to Grow Penis Envy #6 Mushrooms

Penis Envy 6 mushrooms are surprisingly easy to grow for a super potent Psilocybe cubensis strain.

This strain can be grown using the simple PF-Tek method. This method is best for beginners because it requires a few pieces of simple equipment and some basic knowledge, like what’s in our guide on how to cultivate magic mushrooms.

PF-Tek involves injecting sterile glass jars with your chosen spores. These jars are filled with a substrate of your choice — Penis Envy 6 mushrooms does well on rye grain, wild bird seed, or high mountain compost mixed with vermiculite.

Once the jars have been inoculated with the Penis Envy 6 mushrooms spores, leave them in darkness to colonize. After two or three weeks, the jars should be full of mycelium. At this point, the resulting mycelium cakes are transferred to a fruiting chamber — a box with a substrate layer on the bottom.

The temperature inside the fruiting chamber should be monitored and controlled using a heat mat and thermometer. Keep the humidity high by spraying the inside walls using a mister. After a while, the cakes should begin to fruit.

Now the fun begins. Harvest the shrooms as they mature until the cakes eventually succumb to mold growth and stop producing caps. You should be able to get multiple flushes of healthy shrooms before this happens.

PF-Tek should work for Penis Envy 6 mushrooms, provided you use a grain-based substrate. This strain does not do well on BRF (brown rice flour) cakes, and some report issues with the inoculation process when using the PF-Tek.

Some prefer to grow this shroom on trays or monotubs but follow the steps in the guide linked above, and you shouldn’t have issues with PF-Tek.