Aroma & flavour
Lineage · 3 sections
ASTRAL descends from East Coast Sour Diesel crossed to Chief Gas. Afghani, Mexican appears on both parental lines, amplifying the landrace signature. Anchored by Sour Diesel, Chemdawg, Super Skunk. Profile carries sour, fuel, diesel, tannic, skunk. Sativa-leaning.
Specification · 3 sections
| Generation | F1 First-filial hybrid |
|---|---|
| Stability | hybrid vigor |
| Lean style | sativa-leaning |
| Lean | 46% indica · 54% sativa |
| Flowering | 70 days (~10 weeks) |
| Stretch | Medium stretch |
| Structure | Open build with a stretch on the flip — sativa-leaning architecture without full sativa height |
| Leaf | Narrow-leaf tendency with hybrid variability across the population |
| Flower density | Moderately airy, elongated flower formation with visible calyx stacking |
| Trichome | Heavy trichome production — foundational lineage carries frost-monster heritage |
| Cannabinoid | Heavy THC character — fuel/kush/OG lineage carries traditional potency markers |
| Terpenes | caryophyllenelimonenemyrcene |
| Traits | fuelsourdieselkushtannicskunkzestypine |
| Effect — head | Bright cerebral lift — focused, creative, conversational |
| Effect — body | Light, mobile, energizing — body remains engaged |
| Duration | Active onset with a tapering finish — sativa lift is shorter-lived |
| Time of day | Daytime / creative work — activating cerebral arc |
| Cultivation | Greenhouse or outdoor preferred · benefits from longer flower window and vertical room |
| Expected variation | high variation — every seed is a unique cross of two distinct parents; select your keeper |
| Select for | Phenos expressing dominant Sour Diesel traits will be most expressive |
| Amplified pheno | Hunt for Afghani-leaning phenos — that heritage appears on both sides and will express most intensely |
| Amplified heritage | Afghani landrace appears on BOTH parental lines — this strain expresses Afghani heritage with amplified intensity vs single-side crosses |
| Foundational signature | Distinct foundational signature: Sour Diesel, Chemdawg, Super Skunk |
Blends multiple hybrid backgrounds; a broad trait pool to select from.
Moderate — some sibling variation
Low — segregates in the next generation
Active protein targets measured in PubChem BioAssay — what this cultivar’s compounds act on, with binding potency. Measured and cited, never modelled.
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NFE2L2 (Potency 1122µM), AR (Potency 28µM)
NFE2L2 (Potency 69µM), HSPB1 (Potency 23µM)
The record · 3 sections
ASTRAL crosses East Coast Sour Diesel with Chief Gas.
Notes lean sour, fuel, diesel, tannic.
Heritage runs through Sour Diesel, Chemdawg, Super Skunk to Afghani, Colombian Gold, Cuban stock.
Afghani appears on both sides, amplifying that signature.
ASTRAL descends from East Coast Sour Diesel crossed to Chief Gas.
Afghani, Mexican appears on both parental lines, amplifying the landrace signature.
Anchored by Sour Diesel, Chemdawg, Super Skunk.
Profile carries sour, fuel, diesel, tannic, skunk.
Sativa-leaning.