Plant #2 is developing nicely. I prefer her aromas which are sweet and musky. Much more Panama (oops, meant Zamaldelica!) leaning I think instead of the intense citrus of the bonsai plant. This one is turning black.
Oh, I meant Zamaldelica leaning! The bonsai one has the strong, almost rotten orange citrus aroma, and you said that plant was Kali China leaning. Whereas this black one has more a sweet musk aroma and has a very elegant sativa shape if you look at the whole plant. I was associating that shape with the dainty Zamaldelica I grew a couple of years back.
Congrats on the harvest of your first plant @TexasTea Yeah, both have strong Kali China influence in the flowering structure, colors, resins, although due to being a complex polyhybrid with also strong sativa roots some can show longer sativa stretch than straight Kali China, and much different terpene profiles and effects than its parental plants. On the other hand, the orangy pistils is more a Zamaldelica elite trait.
The black one is a beauty and looks very much like KC elite 21-4 mother, just taller and thinner in stems.
remembering your lovely Black Thai Chi @TexasTea she got the same black influence from Kali China elite parental plant than your last Zamaldelica x Kali China.
Yes, I imagine with these polyhybrids it can be hard to pin down the parental traits. The Zamaldelica plant I grew a few years ago was surprisingly compact and very elegant. I had been expecting a monster sativa stretch so was happy when it stayed relatively tamed. It had a wonderful Smarties candy aroma and a nice high. I lost the jar to mold though as I was leaving too much humidity in my jars at the time.
I'm sorry for your losses... I've also lost 2-3 jars of mold of different strains, in my attempt to put them in the jars quickly.
A hybrid, almost black Kali with Haze included
excellent result with only 14 watts for your No. 1
So this bonsai plant is almost ready to jar up. She lost the rotting citrus smell and is settling into a sweet and spicy fruity stage. Grown under 14w of LED with a 9w computer fan for 23w total electrical for 11 hours on 13 off per day. Total yield is 16 grams, so just over a half ounce. Not bad at all!
Damm those buds look delicious! Too bad, I think i got old and probably not well stored seeds from a third party retailer (did not order straight from Ace) and the three fems did not germinate. On the contrast, ThaiChi and Panama x Bangi Haze ordered from Ace popped up from the soil on the third day, incredible fast germination and vigorous growth so far!
@Stoneroller I understand you completely, I also bought some Ace seeds from a store in my area, not well stored, and no one sprout... In contrast, with the seeds I got directly from Ace, they all popped....
What delicious buds you have @TexasTea .... ENJOY
Here’s my ZxKC after 4 weeks 12/12. Her description is accurate about not stretching, she hasn’t got much taller since the flip. I’m hoping to see some colors late.
Mine hardly stretched at all.
edit: hardly is a relative term. In this instance I mean hardly as in it probably doubled in height, but is still relatively short. She was vegged for about 45 days before the flip. That’s the Orient express behind her in the picture(much taller), and the ZxKC Is sitting on about a 10” lift.
Happy to see you have one by mid flowering @MrHamilton A really squatty pheno, it's not going to stretch more after that.
Thanks @Chi13 for starting one Z x KC Since it is a complex poly hybrid, node length may vary in each individual from very short to moderate stretching, final size too.