Kalamata Red (The Greek legend)

Official strain seeds press: A classic Greek heirloom collected from a farming family in Kalamata region 15 years ago. This line had been cultivated in their village for more than 30 years, though cultivation there has ceased due to enforcement pressure, and the village is now abandoned. ‘Kalamata Red’ was a famous underground brand during the ’70s and ’80s. Red colouration is a trait of some plants in this line, particularly due to cold conditions. Other phenotypes are light green. Euphoric, creative, and ‘psychedelic’ effects are what this strain is renowned for. There are various theories as to the origin of these domesticates, none of which can yet be verified. Interestingly, on the Phylos Galaxy chart, no immediate ancestor for Kalamata Red can yet be determined. Likely origins include the wider Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean region. These seeds were produced from several selected mothers and a choice “alpha male” from the 2019 generation. Plants have relatively low requirements for feeding. Resistance to pests, mold, and heat is excellent. Due to their rarity and the risks involved in sourcing and maintaining these plants in Greece, the price tag is high. - So hello my fellow growers. This is a very exciting project, a pheno hunt of this old and famous landrace strain from Greece with a purpose of bringing back to life that old school legend and maybe even develop it further with some back crossings or crossings with other strains etc. Definitely a long project with some nice hopefully surprises on the way. Week 5 and that means new final pots, defoliation of the bushy one and switch to 12/12 cycle. I suspect the short one might be a male one but still little early to say from the shape of the preflower, i guess a few more days will tell... So now they are in their 10L pots and soil is prepared with organic supplies from Biotabs, so far they seem to be doing great job with my other plants looking healthy with no sign of stress or feeding deficiencies whatsoever so i guess Biotabs are here to stay in my situation. Gonna try some Guanokalong also and see and stick with organics I guess... This batch of Kalamata Red regular seeds is provided by Villabafo, cannabis seeds experts (www.villabafo.gr)