glShemp
Active Member
So you don't have to scroll down I'll reveal the surprise now. Out of the 5 pack of Nirvana Aurora Indica, it appears and smells as though 2 of the seeds are not Aurora Indica, they are actually New York Power Diesel. Here's why I think so:
All 5 plants were identical in appearance in veg. But starting at the second week of bloom 2 of the plants took off and stretched like crazy. You can't blame the light, it's a 600 watt HPS in a air cooled hood and I kept the bulb about 16 inches away from the tops of the plants and then lowered it to about 12 inches to try and stop the stretch. I had to lop off several of the highest colas on one of the plants or they would have went over 5 feet tall. That doesn't sound like an Aurora Indica. Meanwhile the other 3 plants did about what you would expect of an indica - stayed fairly short and made big fat leaves and later big fat buds. According to Nirvana one of the New York Power Diesel's parents is Aurora Indica which could explain why the plants looked exactly the same during veg.
Here's where it gets interesting:
Now at the end of week 6 of bloom, the 3 indicas have big fat blooms with very little smell, while the 2 stretchies have these wispy popcorn buds with a *very* pronounced diesel aroma. It's clear to me these are 2 different strains.
I figure that the employees of Nirvana, maybe, medicate on the job a little and the quality control slipped a bit and a couple of NYPD seeds got into my 5 pack of Aurora Indica. AWESOME. I'm not mad at all. I've never grown a diesel strain before, so this should be fun. Kudos to Nirvana!
The Dutch Passion Skunk #11 got in there because it was a Attitude freebie from awhile back and I germed it as a hedge in case of poor germination rate on the AIs. All 5 AIs sprouted so I should have culled the skunk, but against my better judgement I made a place for it in the tent. As it's turning out the Skunk #11 has been a joy to grow so far and the smell hints at some really nice smoke to come.
I'll pick up at the first week of flowering and follow through to a smoke report after curing.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
All 5 plants were identical in appearance in veg. But starting at the second week of bloom 2 of the plants took off and stretched like crazy. You can't blame the light, it's a 600 watt HPS in a air cooled hood and I kept the bulb about 16 inches away from the tops of the plants and then lowered it to about 12 inches to try and stop the stretch. I had to lop off several of the highest colas on one of the plants or they would have went over 5 feet tall. That doesn't sound like an Aurora Indica. Meanwhile the other 3 plants did about what you would expect of an indica - stayed fairly short and made big fat leaves and later big fat buds. According to Nirvana one of the New York Power Diesel's parents is Aurora Indica which could explain why the plants looked exactly the same during veg.
Here's where it gets interesting:
Now at the end of week 6 of bloom, the 3 indicas have big fat blooms with very little smell, while the 2 stretchies have these wispy popcorn buds with a *very* pronounced diesel aroma. It's clear to me these are 2 different strains.
I figure that the employees of Nirvana, maybe, medicate on the job a little and the quality control slipped a bit and a couple of NYPD seeds got into my 5 pack of Aurora Indica. AWESOME. I'm not mad at all. I've never grown a diesel strain before, so this should be fun. Kudos to Nirvana!
The Dutch Passion Skunk #11 got in there because it was a Attitude freebie from awhile back and I germed it as a hedge in case of poor germination rate on the AIs. All 5 AIs sprouted so I should have culled the skunk, but against my better judgement I made a place for it in the tent. As it's turning out the Skunk #11 has been a joy to grow so far and the smell hints at some really nice smoke to come.
I'll pick up at the first week of flowering and follow through to a smoke report after curing.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
