Sour Tangie by Reserva Privada
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Listen, if you're chasing that real-deal sativa head stash, Sour Tangie from Reserva Privada is a straight-up grail. The boys over at DNA Genetics wanted to mash up the old school with the new school, so they took their cut of East Coast Sour Diesel (ECSD) and hit it with their Tangie. What you get is an 80% sativa beast that literally smells like someone poured a gallon of diesel fuel over a crate of rotting tangerines. It’s an intense, eye-watering terp profile. It’s the ultimate wake-and-bake smoke that gets your heart racing and the creative juices flowing without feeling muddy.
Growing her out is a whole different beast, though. If you don't have vertical space, you better be ready to train her hard, because the stretch on this plant is no joke. I’ve seen Sour Tangie stretch well into the fourth week of flower, sometimes tripling in size. You'll generally run into two distinct phenos: a taller, lankier one that screams Tangie citrus, and a slightly chunkier one that holds onto that sour, earthy fuel from the ECSD. And you definitely want to keep a close eye on them around week 5 or 6. Like a lot of potent diesel crosses, she can throw a few nanners if you stress her out with light leaks or heat, so keep your environment dialed tight.
Expect to take her a full 9 to 10 weeks before she’s ready to chop. The yields are massive if you trellis her out properly, stacking long, spear-like colas absolutely caked in trichomes. A lot of folks on the forums used to run her in a SCROG just to keep the canopy even. These days, finding an original pack from Reserva Privada takes some digging, but if you do, hold onto a mother plant. The flavor extraction off the Tangie-leaning phenos is out of this world.
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| Breeder | Reserva Privada |
|---|---|
| Type | 80% Sativa / 20% Indica |
| Flowering time | ±67 days |
| Environment | Outdoors |
| Lineage | Sour Diesel IBL × Tangie |
| Descendants | Sour Tangie, LIK, Tangiemonkey, Zour Muffin, Super Tangie, Tahitian Punch, Sour Tangie, Aperol Spritz, Bitter Sweetz, Cookie Tang, Sour Tangie, Crockett Family Farms - Crocketts Sour Tangie, Padkos |
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Growing Sour Tangie: what to expect
As an indica-leaning plant, expect a modest stretch after the flip (roughly 50–100%) and dense bud structure — which makes late-flower humidity discipline the main risk: keep RH in the 40s once buds fatten to stay ahead of mold. Growers familiar with Sour Diesel IBL or Tangie will recognize much of its behavior. Whatever the listing says, the cut in YOUR tent is the ground truth: log feedings, readings, and photos, and let the trends — not the label — drive decisions.
Sour Tangie FAQ
How long does Sour Tangie take to flower?
Sour Tangie typically flowers in around 67 days after switching to a 12/12 light schedule. Individual phenotypes vary, so judge harvest readiness by trichome color, not the calendar.
Is Sour Tangie an indica or a sativa?
Sour Tangie is listed as 80% Sativa / 20% Indica.
What are the parents of Sour Tangie?
Sour Tangie was bred from Sour Diesel IBL × Tangie by Reserva Privada.
What environment does Sour Tangie like?
Standard cannabis bands work well: VPD 0.8–1.1 kPa in veg and 1.0–1.4 kPa in flower, with humidity stepping down from 65–75% as a seedling to 40–50% in late flower. See the stage-by-stage table on this page.
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