How many Kali mist plants

viridi

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I'm going to top until I've got about 36 colas, then schwaazee when I flip to flower and again at 2 weeks into flower.

Having to give nutrients and growth hormone to so many colas will divide the stretch between them instead of focusing on 1 tall cola.

I've been doing this for 6 grows now, last grow I got between 1 and 2 inches of stretch during the first 3 weeks of flower. Kali Mist may stretch longer than 3 weeks but I believe that topping is the best way to avoid stretch.

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Thank you what do you mean by schwaazee?
 

Hobbes

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I've never measured the height of these plants, only their distance from the light.

I'd estimate 26-28" on the flip and 28-30" after stretch. Kali Mist will stretch a lot more than any of my current strains, I'm going to germinate KM last and have the other three strains ready to flip just when Kali is ready.

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viridi

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I've never measured the height of these plants, only their distance from the light.

I'd estimate 26-28" on the flip and 28-30" after stretch. Kali Mist will stretch a lot more than any of my current strains, I'm going to germinate KM last and have the other three strains ready to flip just when Kali is ready.

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How tall should kali mist be before being topped
 

viridi

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I top my plants on the third node, an extra node in case there's a problem. As well, the bottom 4 shoots might catch up and you'll have 4-6 colas off one topping.

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How long do you let them grow before flower after topping? Seems to me like topping the top main branch would have the colas too close to each other when it starts to flower
 

viridi

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I'm going to top until I've got about 36 colas, then schwaazee when I flip to flower and again at 2 weeks into flower.

Having to give nutrients and growth hormone to so many colas will divide the stretch between them instead of focusing on 1 tall cola.

I've been doing this for 6 grows now, last grow I got between 1 and 2 inches of stretch during the first 3 weeks of flower. Kali Mist may stretch longer than 3 weeks but I believe that topping is the best way to avoid stretch.

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What lights do you use for your grow?
 

Hobbes

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For the past year I've been using a Black Dog LED 1000 watt. Not a popular light on this forum because of the price but I just love the results. I'm looking into getting a commercial growers license in Canada and I'll be buying more Black Dogs when I get set up.

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viridi

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For the past year I've been using a Black Dog LED 1000 watt. Not a popular light on this forum because of the price but I just love the results. I'm looking into getting a commercial growers license in Canada and I'll be buying more Black Dogs when I get set up.

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cool man I’d like to try led. What ppm did you use for Kali mist? Seems people use all kinds of different numbers for ppm.
 

radiant Rudy

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Go with 4 Viridi, easy to space out in the space.

Kali Mist are going to take off on you, I had one that I put into flower at 3" and it ended up 5'! How are you going to train your plants to keep the height down?

I've got new beans coming in from Serious and I've got a pack of Kali Mist among them. Out of about 70 strains I've flowered out Kali Mist is my favourite, I don't know why I took so long growing her again.

You're going to love the smoke!

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Just getting back to KM. I too took off a few years
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Under 600W of cobbs
 

radiant Rudy

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is this the serious seeds KM? I've been wondering if it's still as good as it was 20 years ago, or if their genetics have declined.
Ya its from serious. I cant say how good this latest iteration is but ive grown SS's KM many times. I have not noticed much variation. I do think its a worthwhile grow. Definitely expect to manage the stretch.
 

Rurumo

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Ya its from serious. I cant say how good this latest iteration is but ive grown SS's KM many times. I have not noticed much variation. I do think its a worthwhile grow. Definitely expect to manage the stretch.
I'll get some regs and look for a special mommy(and daddies) next year, when I have more growing space. KM was my favorite sativa of that era, along with Hawaiian Snow from Greenhouse. I really wanted to see how those strains are holding up, since so many others have declined. I'll be growing out some Hawaiian Snow soon, I'll do a grow diary for it...wish I could do the KM at the same time, but it'll probably take months to get the seeds considering the terrible state of USPS atm.
 

radiant Rudy

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I'll get some regs and look for a special mommy(and daddies) next year, when I have more growing space. KM was my favorite sativa of that era, along with Hawaiian Snow from Greenhouse. I really wanted to see how those strains are holding up, since so many others have declined. I'll be growing out some Hawaiian Snow soon, I'll do a grow diary for it...wish I could do the KM at the same time, but it'll probably take months to get the seeds considering the terrible state of USPS atm.
I used regs first run only. I ran thru 3 or 4 packs of fems over a few years, along with clones (roots easily). I dont recall much variation. I did encounter botrytis issues a couple times. With bright light a happy plant will grow massive buds that need on-point mineral nutrition to avoid mold.
 

viridi

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KM has a few good qualities. It is a very good yielder, it isnt a fussy feeder, well grown plants produce great looking buds, and the sativa buzz is brilliant.

How about you?
I’ve read good things about kali and wanted to try it myself. Have a few more weeks of flower left before I get to try it. It looks like it’s going to be a decent yield. The buds look very good. I’m really looking forward to smoking it. I’ve grown Serious seeds AK47 and it has always been beautiful buds and high quality smoke. People say that Kali is a better smoke so I really hope so. When I give someone some of my AK47 they often tell me it’s the best weed they’ve smoked. Also I’ve read that Kali mist is Simmons favorite strain.
 
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