NYC Diesel
Hybrid
Afghani × Hawaii
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
Review date not recorded
At a glance
- Type
- Hybrid
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Afghani × Hawaii
- Flowering
- 66–75 d
- THC Range
- 17% – 23%
- CBD Range
- 0.2% – 1%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Humulene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Deeply Relaxing
Reported
Energetic
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Happy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dizzy
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC17% – 23%
- CBDa0.15%
- CBD0.2% – 1%
- CBC0.42% – 1.23%
- CBG0.17% – 2.07%
- CBN0.61%
- Delta-8-THC0.1%
- THCV0.41% – 1.46%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
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MyrceneHerbal, EarthyHigh
CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyModerate
HumuleneWoody, HoppyLower- BisabololLower
- LimoneneLower
Flavor & Aroma
Flavor
Citrus, Diesel, Grapefruit, Lime, Pungent, Sweet
Aroma
Diesel, Grapefruit, Lime, Pungent, Sweet
User-Reported Medical Usage New
Community- and source-reported, not medical advice.
5 reported uses
- 1DepressionReported as a reason for use.—
- 2PainReported as a reason for use.—
- 3AnxietyReported as a reason for use.—
- 4Loss Of AppetiteReported as a reason for use.—
- 5Chronic PainReported as a reason for use.—
Listed by how widely each use is reported across strains. The share of reporters is not recorded for these reports. Not a measure of whether it worked.
View all reported usesGenetics & Origin
Afghani’s parents
Hawaii’s parents not recorded
Afghani
Indica
Parent Strain
Hawaii
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
NYC Diesel
Hybrid
Origin
NYC Diesel's exact roots are unclear, which sources acknowledge openly. The consistent account is a Sour Diesel clone crossed with an Afghani indica and a Hawaiian sativa, from Soma Seeds. It has sixteen descendants on file and stands behind much of the fruity-diesel corner of the menu. The specific grapefruit expression is what a buyer is really choosing.
3 lineage claim sets recorded. The one shown is attributed to Soma Seeds; the others are in the tabs above, each with its own source.
Bred from NYC Diesel (26)
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Difficult
Outdoor
- Harvest
- Early April / Late October
- Height
- Not recorded
- Yield
- 55-160 g/plant
Indoor
- Harvest
- 10–12 wk
- Height
- Not recorded
- Yield
- 400-500 g/m2
- Flowering
- 66–75 d
- Resistance
- resistant to common molds and mildew
The difficulty to grow NYC Diesel is known for being difficult. For growers cultivating indoors, expect a 400-500 g/m2 yield with in about 10–12 wk. Outdoors, harvest around Early April / Late October.
Cultivation Notes
NYC Diesel resists common molds and mildew and yields moderately, with reported indoor figures of 400 to 500 grams per square meter. Outdoor yields are modest, and it finishes late, in October. Grower and breeder figures.
When To Try It
Best:
Morning
Occasions:
- before cleaning or working out
About
NYC Diesel is the strain that made grapefruit-and-fuel a flavor category.
From Soma Seeds, built from a mysterious Sour Diesel clone crossed with Afghani and Hawaiian stock, it has collected nine Cannabis Cup awards. The red-grapefruit-over-diesel smell is the reason people still seek it out.
What to Expect
The loud, energetic reputation is only half the story. Leafly's breakdown leads with happy at 59 percent, then uplifted and euphoric at 52, but relaxed sits close behind at 42. The associated words carry real body weight. Sources split on whether to call it sativa or indica leaning, which fits a high that lifts then settles.
At 31 percent, dry mouth leads. Dry eyes trail it. A paranoid or dizzy note is rare. It works for a morning or a social afternoon, less so for the evening.
Flavor and Aroma
NYC Diesel is red grapefruit and lime over a sharp diesel base, sweet and sour at once, with a citrus brightness that keeps the fuel from taking over. It is one of the more distinctive smells on the menu. The flavor holds the grapefruit and diesel together through the exhale.
Terpenes Explained
NYC Diesel has a measured terpene panel in our data, and it is strongly Myrcene-dominant, over one percent in some readings, with Caryophyllene and Humulene behind. That Myrcene-heavy profile lines up with the body side that shows up despite the bright, energetic smell.
The grapefruit note itself is not in those numbers; it comes from minor compounds the standard panel misses. The lab sheet explains the weight; the jar explains the citrus.
Cannabinoids and Potency
NYC Diesel THC is reported around 18 to 21 percent, a moderate-to-strong level, with the lone lab reading in our data corrupted. CBD is a trace. Sources agree on a mid-range potency.
Buy the batch with the sharpest red-grapefruit nose; the potency here is steady and unremarkable.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2008 Highlife Cup — entry recorded as “Nyc Diesel”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2003 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Nyc Diesel”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2002 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Nyc Diesel”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2002 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Nyc Diesel”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2001 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Nyc Diesel”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 5 unresolved entries shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with NYC Diesel 0
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How we verify businessesExperience Evidence & Sources
Where this record’s observations come from, and what each source covers.
Community strain database aggregation (Labster/Blaster/Grower/Writer)
Aggregated from third-party community strain databases — 7 source records.
Ascendancy Drupal preserved public extract
Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
One recorded conflict
3 lineage claim sets disagree. All are retained with their sources; none is presented as settled.
Source summaries only. Evidence bodies are not published on this page.
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