Purple Sour Diesel: For Acquired Tastes
Purple Sour Diesel is as strong as it is popular. Cannabis aficionados love the grape and citrusy taste of this hefty weed as well as its long lasting effects. The strain delivers a nearly immediate cerebral buzz matched with uplifting social effects and finishing with a transition into deep body relaxation. This strain has everything one could want from one plant. At higher doses, one can expect couch-lock or sleepiness, making it perfect for winding down after a long day. Beginners are warned to take it slow, however its flavor and potency are definitely worth trying.
Growing Tips for Our Seeds
Purple Sour Diesel is a tricky weed to get the hang of and can be difficult for first-time growers to grow to completion. Luckily, we have all the tips to make sure you reach your harvest. When the flowering stage is completed this plant features deep purple leaves that almost look black in certain light. The buds are light green with amber accents and the aroma fills the growspace with a welcome fragrance. Purple Sour Diesel auto seeds thrive indoors with proper pruning, lighting, and space management. The medium to tall plants require ample room to spread out and reach their pinnacle. Warmer conditions are perfect for this strain, so if you are going to grow outdoors you’ll need to live in warmer climates or have a greenhouse to set up your grow station.
Dial in Your Growing Conditions
- Indoor or Outdoor: Purple Sour Diesel plants take a lot of time, effort and care to be successfully cultivated. It is successfully grown in warm, humid climates. The desired temperature for PSD is between 70-80 degrees fahrenheit. When beginning your grow, PSD flourishes in an 18-24 light cycle to induce vegetative growth, however, to induce flowering, change the light schedule to 18 hours on and 6 off.
- Moisture control: The humidity needed to grow Purple Sour Diesel is less than 60% during the entire grow. The reason for the lower than average humidity is to keep from growing mold and mildew on the plants, which would make them completely unusable and cause you to start your grow all over again.
- Training Techniques: The “Screen of Green” method is super popular with this grow because Purple Sour Diesel benefits greatly from having a flat, even canopy. Training the branches of this plant to grow through a mesh will ensure the plant soaks up more light essentially leading to bigger, fuller buds.
The Germination Game Plan
Before you even plant your Purple Sour Diesel female cannabis plants, you will first need to germinate these seeds. To do so, refer to our free germination guide, knowing that they are backed by our impressive 90% germination guarantee.
Yields, Flowering Time and Harvest
- Flowering Time: With an indoor grow you can expect Purple Sour Diesel to harvest after its flowering stage of 60-75 days. This harvest time is pretty standard for indoor grows. If you decide to grow outdoors then you need to plan on a harvest time in mid-to-late October.
- Yields: Indoor yields are 400 grams per square meter, while outdoor grows typically produce up to 510 grams per plant. These yields produce bigger than average buds with an aroma that is simply mouth-watering.
Dominant Terpenes in Purple Sour Diesel: Perfectly Purple
The PSD terpene profile is directly responsible for its aroma, effects and how the plant grows. The most dominant terpene in this strain is caryophyllene while humulene and camphene are in the background contributing to the unique aroma and taste of the Purple Sour Diesel strain.
- Caryophyllene: The Most Dominant – Spicy, peppery notes. Found in cinnamon, cloves and black pepper. Responsible for Purple Sour Diesel’s distinct aroma and flavor profiles.
- Myrcene: Relaxed – Myrcene is what gives PSD its relaxing and sedative effects on the user.
- Pinene: Sweet Scent – An aromatic compound that gives Purple Sour Diesel its scent a refreshing complexity unmatched by other similar strains.
Dominant Cannabinoids in Purple Sour Diesel:
Cannabinoids, although in the background, play an important role in Purple Sour Diesel and are a huge part of the genetic makeup of cannabis in general. That happy, euphoric and relaxed mellow feeling you get when partaking in Purple Sour Diesel is due to its dominant cannabinoids. Each cannabinoid does something a little different. It all depends on how much of each cannabinoid is in each particular strain.
- THC: The Main Character – THC is the most dominant cannabinoid on the molecular level of PSD. The crystalline compound tetrahydrocannabinol is the main ingredient of cannabis. Topping out at a staggering 21%, the THC in the Sativa-dominant Hybrid is responsible for how this strain makes users feel and how quickly the effects hit the user. The favorable THC levels in Purple Sour Diesel are desired by experienced cannabis growers and users.
- CBD & CBN: Small Amounts – CBD and CBN are cannabinoids that are non-psychoactive but can be found in most cannabis strains.
