Lineage: Shiva x Diesel
Genotype: Mixed, primarily Indica
Flowering time: 63 days
Shiesel is a cross of a special select Shiva from Dutch medical growers with New York City Diesel. The Shiva adds even more ooomph to the NYCD and the buds retain the exotic bouquet with a little extra fruit! These F1's show the distinct differences of the strains in the phenotypes that are produced. Sometimes the beginner grower has difficulty with this but advanced gardeners seem to enjoy the challenge, especially when seeing the finished results! Flower time varies from 8 - 10 weeks.
Soma says delicious! Pollinator says great hash producer!
Germination: Soak the seeds overnight. Plant the seeds directly into small pots at a depth of 0,5cm (1/4 inch). Do not overwater!
Vegetate until 4-7 internodes.
Sold in packs of 10
From Ed Rosenthal's Big Book of Buds:
Shiesel was bred for a combination of taste and stone. The effects come mostly from the Shiva parent - body-located but profound and hashy. First-time users will be patting the walls for support and may find themselves standing agape, staring at the contents of the refrigerator. The Shiesel flavor is a sweet-and-sour handful of dried fruit from the strain's papa, NYC Diesel. The potency of the Shiva combined with the exotic palate of the Diesel offers a plethora of delights for the connoisseur.
This variety thrives whether grown in a hydroponics or soil setup. She may look diminutive at first, but this short girl will experience a late growth spurt, climbing a meter in height part way through flowering. Certainly her colas exhibit the massive size and crystally blanket of glands that are characteristic of her Shiva pedigree. Shiesel needs steady feeding and patience during her 9-to-l0-week-plus flowering time but growers will want those extra weeks of resin production that is apparent by the growing dank sweet odor verging on acrid.
Shiesel enhances being in the flesh, with its nearly narcotic body stone. Many smokers will be there with one good hit. Not an enhancement pot for social effervescence, this bud is better served up with low lighting, down tempo grooves and furniture that encourages lounging. Passing around a bong or joint of Shiesel brings a hushed reflection over the room, as each person spaces out on their own mental exploration or sinks into a quiet awareness of their senses.