Big Buddha Seeds
The Chiesel project started in 2006 when friend and master
breeder Soma gifted Big Buddha some of his legendary New
York City Diesel in seed form. Out of these seeds Big Buddha
and his team selected a really nice phenotype of the diesel
male to cross with the original Cheese clone.
These seeds were then given to growers in the UK, the
Netherlands, and Spain to try out and report on. After the
seeds were grown out, the search for a special Chiesel clone
began. Big Buddha’s breeding mission was to select the one
with the most grapefruit-fuel taste. This Chiesel was feminized
by reversing it with itself. In November 2008, Chiesel was
released.
Chiesel grows like its Cheese mama—a slender but open
sativa structure with indica-style leaves. It has hybrid vigor,
thriving best when left with many branches and fed generously
with nutrients. The buds are like pine cones—compact, oblong,
and dense with light electric green coloring and faint orange
hairs. Flowering takes about 9 to 10 weeks depending on
preferences and conditions. Earlier harvests will yield a taste
that leans towards the Cheese/kush profile. When plants are
left to flower longer, flavors are a deeper, more grapefruit
kush.
Chiesel is smelly and pungent while growing. It brings the
old school sublimeness that the Cheese captures together in
harmony with the grapefruit fuel kush of the Diesel. The flavors
of this weed can serve as a party icebreaker, getting people
talking, or circling for a taste of the hashy fuel pungency with a
grapefruit sour edge. With Chiesel, the party doesn’t end there
—this is a very up, energetic pot that has an electric enlivening
feel to it. It can lead to giggling and improvisational creativity,
and it has enough body balance to bring out a sensual mood
when the party is only for two.
