Kali Mist or Western Winds

[StickyBandit]

Clones are going well and the AKBB Kali is in the post
I have a tall spindly NHz that smells very much like burnt hair (a description I read somewhere about an old KM) and I was toying with the idea of pollenating her with AKBB KMist male and putting a resulting male back over WWinds to inject that burnt stubble back in and perhaps improve vigor.... just a thought
If the hybrid from the NHz x KM is good and consistent it might even end there for that particular line since they are both old genetics and may have hybrid vigor... we'll see, just thinking out loud
I have a few WWinds clones and at least one will be waiting for some KMist lovin', maybe strengthen the blood line!
The structure of the plant and buds has me quite excited, seems like she will be super easy to grow in my climate
Might put the Serious Seeds KM on hold for now since they perhaps worked it towards the Indica side, I'll pull them out later... maybe

 

[StickyBandit]

Western Winds
Ripening up faster now, has an intoxicating musky, sweet, fruit and floral bouquet reminiscent of hints of old Silver Pearl!

 

[StickyBandit]

My son had a big whiff of the top bud and said "ORANGES"

 

[StickyBandit]

She's ripening up
AKBB Kali close to landing

 

[Tranquilidade]

She's ripening up
AKBB Kali close to landing

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How is the nose?

 

[StickyBandit]

How is the nose?

Nice and strong like a crate of oranges. No berries or pineapple/mango, mostly oranges

 

[need4weed]

@StickyBandit what's the flower time on her so far? And what do you think it will go to? Oranges.......interesting

 

[StickyBandit]

@StickyBandit what's the flower time on her so far? And what do you think it will go to? Oranges.......interesting

Not sure of the flowering time on this run but it's not slow. Has almost finished and it's before the Holy Grail Kush so that should give an idea... This isn't a standard grow as I'm making some seeds and that's changed the growth rate and maturity but I plan on running some when this lot comes out. I have 4 clones ready to go!
The oranges description is not like orange juice but a bowl of oranges, it's not a smell I'm familiar with for weed

 

[need4weed]

When I spoke to Dave, he said it was a 14 week flowering time and that he selected the generations for the lo g flowering phenos. To me, yours looks quite chunky for a long flowering sativa. I don't doubt it will be fire, he has a solid reputation

 

[StickyBandit]

When I spoke to Dave, he said it was a 14 week flowering time and that he selected the generations for the lo g flowering phenos. To me, yours looks quite chunky for a long flowering sativa. I don't doubt it will be fire, he has a solid reputation

Yeah, he sent me an email saying similar, I posted it but I think it's gone...
The shortness of ripening has it's place especially if you can get the effect

 

[need4weed]

Well keep us updated bro

 

[browntrout]

A 14 week ibl wouldn’t have much deviation… One would think..

 

[StickyBandit]

When I spoke to Dave, he said it was a 14 week flowering time and that he selected the generations for the lo g flowering phenos. To me, yours looks quite chunky for a long flowering sativa. I don't doubt it will be fire, he has a solid reputation

The way I read it he selected the best regardless of flowering time up to F4 then selected for long flowering from F5
This might have been about the time people started complaining it had become too Indica!

This is an email Dave sent me on 2nd June 2022
"The Kali mist is from 93 stock increased by thelostoros it was f3 , I just picked the best females to make f4 then used the longer run females for f5 , so it’s a 12-13 week sativa leaner "

I'm not about to select for long flowering myself if short flowering results are outstanding, I may end up with two forks...


Edit: guess what just arrived

 

[StickyBandit]

Western Winds
Letting the seeds ripen so leaving it a bit longer than I normally would plus the cool weather bringing out a bit of color
I planted 6x AKBB KM but the bugs got 2 so 4 left, have to set up a seed box this weekend

 

[StickyBandit]

Last pics of the Western Winds before she comes down, she's starting to die now

 

[StickyBandit]

First smoke reports on the Western Winds are in. She's an Indica leaning Hybrid with a good body stone and a desirable quality head effect so all in all a very good smoke and a fast finisher but not one for Sativa chasers

 

[Tranquilidade]

First smoke reports on the Western Winds are in. She's an Indica leaning Hybrid with a good body stone and a desirable quality head effect so all in all a very good smoke and a fast finisher but not one for Sativa chasers

I had similar experience a year ago, but I will grow her again. It had a very relaxing sun+beach vibe.

 

[StickyBandit]

Here are some young Kali Mist from AKBB
These are definitely completely different to the Western Winds, if you look at the 2 smallest leaflets closest to the petiole they are below the other leaflets and if you scroll up you can see the WW are above!

 

[StickyBandit]

Repotted them the other day

 

[StickyBandit]

2 years and 3 months after I started this thread and it's still a long way from being complete
A little update on the Kali Mist from AKBB
Looks like a boy and a girl although I haven't flipped yet, will be taking clones and flipping today. Will also be making some beans and keeping pollen for future projects
Square stems and some interesting color and staggering of the laterals. Some nice aroma on stem rub too
Pics are of the female