SOUR DIESEL STRAIN INFORMATION

General Information

Type:  Sativa-dominant hybrid

Genetics:  Unconfirmed, thought to be Original Diesel (ChemDawg ’91 x [Massachusetts Super Skunk x Sensi Seeds Northern Lights] x DNL (Northern Lights/Shiva x Hawaiian)

Geographic Origin:  East Coast of the United States

Seed Company/Clone:  Clone only, though Reservoir Seeds, Cali Connection, and a few others have since “selfed” the ECSD clone to produce feminized seed stock

Description:  Thought to be an accidental cross when the DNL hermied, Sour Diesel (or East Coast Sour Diesel, as it’s commonly called) is a special plant in the OG Kush/ChemDawg line of strains.  Its often “crushing” Sativa effect actually seems to hit most people as more of an Indica, increasing couchlock and being strong to the point of being overwhelming at times.  The plant itself is a fairly lanky one that tends to show lots of foxtailing when finished, practically stinking up the room with its pungent fuel-skunk-citrus bouquet.

History

Story:  When Original Diesel was accidentally crossed with a DNL plant that hermied, it created seed stock that produced the East Coast Sour Diesel (ECSD) clone.  Many seed companies have released crosses with the strain, and some (like Reservoir Seeds) have attempted to reproduce the strain in seed form, releasing a variety of backcrosses and IBLs with varying results.

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Growing Information

Flowering Time: About 75 days, can go as long as 85 days for a less uppy experience — the fuel and funk seems to come out later in flower while the citrus elements are present early on.

Preferred Growing Medium:  Sour Diesel doesn’t yield quite as well as Original Diesel, growing a bit more spindly and with lighter buds, but the yield is still above-average.  Training and netting works very well for this strain, and it will take moderate to high amounts of feeding during flower, bulking up until the very end.  It stretches at least twice its initial height when flowered, more than that without training.

Patient Expectations

Scent:  Sour Diesel displays an extremely pungent blend of fuel, skunk, citrus, and spice that will leak through many jars and bags when the strain is well-grown.  The sharpness gets stronger after breaking it up, adding a stronger kick of citrus as well as a cutting fuel aroma that tickles the nose.

Flavor:  A frontal attack of skunky citrus funk gives way to a mentholated lime-kissed spice which lingers in the mouth.  The smoke is expansive and will definitely cause coughing on larger hits.

Effects: Sour Diesel is fairly Sativa-dominant but seems to exhibit a headslam of an Indica effect at times, especially if let go late into flowering.  It hits the eyes and head immediately, filling them with pressure and energy, while the body seems almost immobile at times, trending heavily towards couchlock — a numbing quality is also often reported, aiding with nerve and muscle pain relief.  Sour Diesel isn’t known for being a long-laster at medicinal levels — it’s a high peak and then a valley normally, often finishing with the user feeling lethargic and a bit drained after the Sativa start.  Sour Diesel often helps with nerve issues, appetite, and can also help as a sleep aid during the “crash” portion of the effects.

KindReviews:

Sour Diesel – Herbal Connections Cherry Creek – September 2010

Sour Diesel – Tetra Hydro Center – June 2010

Sour Diesel – Botanic Labs – June 2010

Sour Diesel – The Hemp Center – April 2010

QUERKLE STRAIN INFORMATION

General Information

Type:  Indica-dominant hybrid

Genetics:  Purple Urkle x Space Queen (Romulan x Cinderella 99)

Geographic Origin:  California, USA

Seed Company/Clone: TGA/Subcool Seeds

Description: Querkle has two main phenotypes: one pheno is shorter and more purple, while the other trends toward the Space Queen and lacks the coloration and also has more of a Sativa effect.  It’s a moderate to heavy yielder, especially if it gets a long veg time and lots of root space.

History

Story: Romulan and C-99 are both legendary strains despite existing on near-opposite sides of the cannabis spectrum.  Striving to create a grape-tasting plant with a quicker flowering time than the original Urkle mom, TGA/Subcool opted to cross it with their Space Queen, a potent hybrid of C-99 and Romulan.  This shortened flowering time and helped stabilize the plant, creating a variety with only two standard phenotypes and mostly retaining the taste/aroma of the mother.

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Growing Information

Flowering Time: About 8 weeks

Preferred Growing Medium: Subcool recommends vegging it to a large bush or growing it untopped via the SCROG method for best yield.

Patient Expectations

Scent: Much like the Urkle mom, it smells of musky yet sweet grape and dark fruits — the Space Queen-leaning pheno can have notes of the C-99 sharpness as well.

Flavor: Moderately sweet but with a lovely sharp quality, the flavor is much like the smell, consisting of candy grapes and musky, almost Kush-like flavors.

Effects: Depends on the phenotype — the Space Queen-dominant one generally offers a slightly more heady Sativa experience.  Normally though, you can expect a relatively sedating experience with major mood elevation, body relaxation, and sleep aid at higher doses.

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WARLOCK STRAIN INFORMATION

General Information

Type:  Indica-dominant hybrid

Genetics:  Skunk #1 x Afghani

Geographic Origin:  Afghanistan, Colombia, Mexico — bred by Magus Genetics in The Netherlands

Seed Company/Clone: Available in seed from Magus Genetics

Description: Crossed from ho-hum commercial strains (Afghani and Skunk #1), this plant was a bit of a surprise for Gerrit Slot, the owner/founder of Magus Genetics.  The plant shows some Sativa-dominant traits such as its high calyx-to-leaf ratio, its stretch after start of flowering, and its overall “up” effects. It’s a branchy plant that is easy to manicure due to low amounts of leaves — the finished smell is generally a strong sweet/sour, slightly fruity combo.

History

Story: After coming up with the cross out of necessity and discovering how potent the resulting plant was, Gerrit Slot hooked up with the Bluebird, a very popular coffeeshop in Amsterdam — this began to build the following for Warlock.  He essentially stopped breeding experiments with the Warlock at that point and simply kept it going by cloning the mother over and over again.  Eventually the Warlock would used in almost every cross that Magus Genetics offers. 

Awards: 1997 High Times Cannabis Cup – Third Place (Bio/Organic category)

Growing Information

Flowering Time: 55-60 days, with some requiring slightly longer

Preferred Growing Medium: Grows well in any medium — suggested grow style is to let the plants veg from seed for ~35 days and then kick them into flower.  There is an outdoor Warlock from Magus called “Biddy Early” (Warlock x Early Skunk F2) that took 2nd Prize at the 2003 High times Cannabis Cup for the Sativa category, beating out indoor-grown competition.

Patient Expectations

Scent: A strong, sweet, and sometimes sour aroma that is of the fruity variety.

Flavor: A sharp, somewhat hashy taste going in, with a sweet and soft fruitiness on the exhale.  The smoke can be a bit on the harsh and expansive side.

Effects: A quality hybrid strain, the Warlock starts off with a mixed bag of Sativa effects such as a slightly pounding heart, a heady start, and a bit of anxiety/paranoia.  However, it calmed down rather quickly and provided a relaxing, even body-centric experience that lasted 2+ hours.  It showed benefits in general relaxation, pain relief, and sleep aid towards the end of the experience.

KindReviews:

Warlock Skunk – Tetra Hydro Center – May 2010

PURPLE VOODOO STRAIN INFORMATION

General Information

Type:  Hybrid

Genetics:  Double Purple Doja x Urkle x Purple Cheese

Geographic Origin:  California, USA

Seed Company/Clone: California Bean Bank

Description: A slow vegging plant due to the Urkle influence, it often finishes a deep shade of purple, but many plants finish as a very dark green.  At times a good yielder, there is a lot of variation in phenotypes, so it required diligent selection to find a real winner.

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Growing Information

Flowering Time: 65-70 days

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Patient Expectations

Scent: Sweet and incense-heavy, it also has hashy/earthy elements that come out to varying degrees.

Flavor: Spicy, sweet, and pungent in its ideal form, at times it’s simply earthy with a hint of incense.

Effects: Not like a normal Purple strain in that the Sativa effects take the edge off of the normally narcotic effects.  To start, it actually feels rather Sativa in nature, starting strongly with a package of head pressure fluctuations and a slightly excited, floaty body.  The second half gets more sedate and relaxing on a base level, trending towards couchlock and even aiding sleep at higher dosages and depending on context.  Appetite stimulation was a big part of this strain, and it otherwise provided a solid hybrid relaxation, both mentally and physically.

KindReviews:

Purple Voodoo – The Releaf Center – December 2010

Purple Voodoo – Botanico – June 2010