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Strawberry Cyanide Auto is the pungent, Strawberry Diesel-forward cross of the Bruce Banner and Dirty Bird’s own, Sour Gorilla Auto. In tracing these genetics back, you’ll find that the aforementioned mother and the father have strong sour diesel and strawberry diesel lineages in common. This explains why the Strawberry Cyanide Auto felt so timeless when we first tested the genetics in early 2026. The look and smell brought us back to the early 2010’s when medical cannabis was just gaining steam here in Maine. The east coast Sour Diesel genetics dominating the genome back then were truly unforgettable and, until this point, equally elusive. Anyone who has worked closely with us knows we’ve been hunting for an incredible Sour Diesel ever since. While we have yet to find it in the photoperiod gene pool, this cross has unexpectedly delivered us a win.

The Strawberry Cyanide F1 Auto is a hybrid cross that exhibits great uniformity and vigor, and incredible terpenes. In the first 5-6 weeks of its life, it may appear moderately stretchy due to its vertically-oriented structure, but by the end of week 7 it kicks into high gear and begins filling out its gorgeous, multi-toned flowers. By harvest, most of the cohort will have calyxes and fan leaves flecked with maroon and dark purples. Flower morphology is long and conical with minimal leaf, making this strain easy to manicure and process. Some plants will fill out their length better than others, with the shorter, tighter phenos being the keepers we chose to move the line forward to the upcoming F2 generation.

Terpenes are unwavering in their potency, but diverge slightly between sour petroleum and strawberry sandalwood. Bright sour, chem, and gas is definitely the dominant profile, and a token example of the terp profile that gave the legendary Sour Diesel its name. The strawberry comes in as a strong second adding complexity and flavor to an already bright, intriguing palate. About 15% of plants were strawberry-dominant with sour/chem undertones. 

Expect plants to finish between 65-75 days. When scoped at day 65, we observed amber coloring in approximately 5% of trichomes, making it an early finishing autoflower in our indoor grow. Trichome stalks were tall and copious with medium, average sized heads. Flowers were incredibly greasy. In breeding this line forward, we noted that the plants remained very healthy when pushed past their prime into 80-90 day territory, indicative of healthy, stable genetics that are unlikely to herm, even in adverse environments. Plants will gain deeper color the further you push them.

PVI: Low-moderate – Strawberry Cyanide is a plant that grows vertically with a strong central cola, moderate stretch, and moderate internodal spacing. Great for sea of green or scrog. About 25% of plants will be shorter with tighter internodal spacing and stacking, but these will otherwise resemble the taller, dominant phenotype. Flowers are tall and conical with a high calyx-to-leaf ratio making them easy to process. Coloring will range from a vibrant green to a dark green with maroon and purple flecks of color in the fan leaves and calyxes.

Yield: Average to high 

Flowering Time: 65-75 days

Terpenes: Our favorite kind of gas, very reminiscent of the classic Sour Diesel! Bright Sour/Chem/Petroleum; Strawberry; Undertones of Pine and Sandalwood.

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