NY Diesel Clone
$89.00
NY Diesel clones - Mexican Sativa x Afghani by Soma Seeds. 17-21% THC. Grapefruit, diesel, citrus. Multiple Cannabis Cup winner. Classic daytime sativa.
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Description
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About NY Diesel Cannabis Clones
NY Diesel is a Cannabis Cup legend. Bred by Soma Seeds from Mexican Sativa and Afghani genetics, it won multiple Cannabis Cup awards and became the strain that proved New York could compete with California in the premium cannabis conversation - long before legal markets existed in either state.
The grapefruit-citrus-diesel terpene profile is unmistakable and still distinctive decades after the strain's introduction. At 17-21% THC it's approachable by modern standards, but the sativa-dominant effect is clear, cerebral, and long-lasting. A true daytime, creative-work strain.
NY Diesel Strain Profile
| Attribute | Details |
| Genetics | Mexican Sativa x Afghani (Soma Seeds) |
| Breeder | Soma Seeds |
| Type | Sativa-dominant Hybrid |
| THC Content | 17-21% |
| Terpenes | Limonene, Myrcene, Caryophyllene |
| Flavors | Grapefruit, diesel, citrus, earthy |
| Effects | Uplifting, cerebral, euphoric, creative |
| Flowering Time | 10-11 weeks |
| Grow Difficulty | Intermediate |
Growing NY Diesel
Sativa-dominant with meaningful stretch - flip early and manage height with LST or SCROG. The grapefruit aroma builds through flower and fills the room by weeks 7-8. 10-11 week flower is on the longer side - plan accordingly.
NY Diesel FAQ
How many Cannabis Cups did NY Diesel win? NY Diesel (also called Soma's NYC Diesel) won multiple High Times Cannabis Cup awards including Best Sativa in 2001, 2002, and other categories across multiple years - one of the most decorated strains of its era.
The City's Namesake
Soma Seeds built NY Diesel from Mexican sativa and Afghani stock and named it for the city whose energy it bottles: bright, fast, talkative, up at all hours. The profile is the diesel tradition's citrus-forward wing - sharp grapefruit-lemon over fuel - and the sativa-dominant high runs cerebral, creative, and social, the strain equivalent of a city where something is always open. Two decades on, it remains the diesel for people who want the gas with the lights on.
Session Character
The high keeps city hours: a quick, electric euphoria that boots the conversation, a long cerebral middle where ideas connect and plans get made - genuinely creative-friendly, less jittery than the pure-sativa shelf - and a mild Afghani-cushioned landing that ends the session without billing the next morning. It's the catalog's best social sativa for evenings specifically: bright enough to power them, civilized enough to share them.
Growing NY Diesel
The build reflects both parents: sativa vigor and a 60-80% stretch demanding early topping, with Afghani durability underneath that makes it tougher than its energy class - temperature swings and rough handling bother it less than its rivals. Feeding is standard-plus; the citrus-fuel broadcast from week five is loud, proud, and filter-mandatory. Budget 9-10 weeks of flower.
Harvest at 10-20% amber to keep the city lit, cure three weeks, and serve it where the talk is good. The name still delivers.
NY Diesel FAQ
Lineage? Mexican Sativa x Afghani (Soma Seeds) - a modern classic.
Effect? Bright, social, creative - the evening sativa.
Grow difficulty? Intermediate; tough for its class, tall like its class.
Related cuts? Lemon Diesel and Purple Diesel run the same fuel line.
Related strains: Headband | Purple Diesel | Blue Dream
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