Diesel genetics in the United States basically come from two or three
legendary mothers that generated even more generated X clones. One of
these is Chemdog D Clone (Chemdog x Kush), which gave rise to such
varieties as Sour Diesel. For our selection we took the flowering time
into account, as some commercial NYC Diesel varieties have a flowering
time that is too long for novice growers. We made a selection from over
de 2000 regular seeds from a mother plant that an American friend of
ours had on the Costa del Sol. He told us that its mother in turn was a
direct descendent of the legendary D Clone (elite clone), improved only
endogamously. A hybrid that has become stabilised over the years and has
adapted well to the climate of southern Spain.
The smell of the females that we selected was incredibly intense, and
the flowering time was over 10 weeks, with the more sativa-rich
varieties needing 12 weeks. To shorten these flowering times, we decided
to cross it with a mother of our ultra-fast-flowering Afrodita#1. The
result is a 70%-sativa hybrid, but with a fast flowering time of only
60-65 days. Some will flower even earlier and not grow as tall (the
average height indoors is 1.20-1.40 m). Outdoors the plant may grow to
over 2 m tall. It produces woody stems with a short internode. As the
plant grows vigorously, we recommend very long vegetative cycles. You’ll
need to stay on top of the issue of feeding it, because it demands
large amounts of fertilisers and additives (particularly chelate
compounds).
Optimal assimilation will depend on the grower’s control of EC (1.2 during growth; 1.8-2.0 during flowering) and pH (5.8-6.2).
The plant’s preferred substrate has proved to be organic soil in large
plant pots, to optimise root growth, as they tend to colonise the
growing medium quickly in a well-aerated substrate. Growing by flooding
in pools has resulted in abundant yields of over 500 g/m2. People say
that the effect and flavour varies according to whether you grow NYD
with a chemical or organic fertiliser. The flavour is a mixture of fine
woods, fresh acidic fruit and diesel. Piquant, producing large amounts
of resin, and large bunches of flowers that harden after six or seven
weeks of flowering, the plant will need more P-K and gradually higher EC
to reach 2.2 by the eighth week. We strongly advise using carbohydrates
or molasses after the second week of flowering to bring out all the
flavour of one of the all-time-great varieties. It covers several square
metres of space both outdoors and indoors, as it is a lushly-branching
plant with a high leaf density. A highly stable variety that will give
you at the most two phenotypes, making it ideal for using “Sea of Green”Indoor:
• Vegetative Cycle: 15-20 days
• Flowering Cycle: 60-65 days
• Medium height: 120 cm
• Production: 500 gr/m2
Outdoor:
• Harvest: beginning in October
• Medium height: 2 meters
• Production: 450 gr/plant
• THC: 18%