So what are the real genetics of nyc diesel?

[doctor faust]

I've looked through various sources online and some will say its a Mexican and Afghani hybrid, and others will say it's diesel x afghani hawaiian. Soma's website says the former is correct, so I tend to believe that.

Well I've finally acquired some of this strain, and I definitely think it has traits similar to the diesel I remember from over a decade ago, I can taste the "grapefruit" too though. so i'm just curious as to how the sour x a/h genetics started popping up in descriptions of it. Maybe someone who made it up and wanted to sell seed? I still see OG listed as "lemon Thai x paki kush" in certain places and that's a known fake...

 

[goingrey]

I've looked through various sources online and some will say its a Mexican and Afghani hybrid, and others will say it's diesel x afghani hawaiian. Soma's website says the former is correct, so I tend to believe that.

Well I've finally acquired some of this strain, and I definitely think it has traits similar to the diesel I remember from over a decade ago, I can taste the "grapefruit" too though. so i'm just curious as to how the sour x a/h genetics started popping up in descriptions of it. Maybe someone who made it up and wanted to sell seed? I still see OG listed as "lemon Thai x paki kush" in certain places and that's a known fake...

Pretty sure the origin of the confusion is... also Soma's website, where it says "The NYC Diesel has its roots in the Big Apple, a friend brought the seeds and said that it was the best pot he ever smoked, he had dreads down to the ground so I believed him".

Soma talked about the strain recently in this interview at around 13mins...

Video - International Cannagraphic In Amsterdam - Soma Interview

The cannabis industry is full of people who are more than happy to tell you how great they are. And then there is Soma, who prefers to let his work do the talking. After a brief stint in corporate America, he discovered the healing and spiritual benefits of the cannabis plant which set him on a...

www.icmag.com

 

[doctor faust]

Pretty sure the origin of the confusion is... also Soma's website, where it says "The NYC Diesel has its roots in the Big Apple, a friend brought the seeds and said that it was the best pot he ever smoked, he had dreads down to the ground so I believed him".

Soma talked about the strain recently in this interview at around 13mins...

Video - International Cannagraphic In Amsterdam - Soma Interview

The cannabis industry is full of people who are more than happy to tell you how great they are. And then there is Soma, who prefers to let his work do the talking. After a brief stint in corporate America, he discovered the healing and spiritual benefits of the cannabis plant which set him on a...

www.icmag.com

Ok that makes sense. Great strain. Idk what he's talking about when he says sour diesel is "more indica" though.