Feminized vs. regular seeds?
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botanist85
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Well as you know female genetics are the genetics that produce flowers in which we all desire.
So back to your original question, female vs. regular? Pretty straight forward IMO. Do you want to waste time sorting out males and females or do you want to get straight to the point? You pick.
So back to your original question, female vs. regular? Pretty straight forward IMO. Do you want to waste time sorting out males and females or do you want to get straight to the point? You pick.
jupiter cyclops
Member
id rather go standard then have too pay more for possible hermies
QFT!
What if sorting out males and females is getting straight to the point?
Feminized seeds seem to be more popular than ever and seem to have their place in the market . Fem seeds seem to be a good option for those growers that want to only produce bud for consumption and dont want to have males.
Of course there may be problems with hermis so have this in mind when you make a choice..
Now when it comes to breeding with fem plants that come from fem seeds well it seems like an ethical issue to me and until we have done enough research on feminized seeds I will go with reg seeds . Plus I d rather be able to produce seeds for my self. Its so easy to do so..
Of course there may be problems with hermis so have this in mind when you make a choice..
Now when it comes to breeding with fem plants that come from fem seeds well it seems like an ethical issue to me and until we have done enough research on feminized seeds I will go with reg seeds . Plus I d rather be able to produce seeds for my self. Its so easy to do so..
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Speedcat
I agree, keep your hermi shit. one fan and a couple bananas in a room and you do the math.... dont want some shit with half developed seed making the smoke shitty.
Personally I would not buy fem seeds ever or use them for breeding
but thing is you can't stop people from buying fem seeds (or companies from making them) and unfortunately we can't even stop people from planting them outdoors releasing pollen that goes to other crops , just like we cant stop bad genetics from spreading around with the wind..
but thing is you can't stop people from buying fem seeds (or companies from making them) and unfortunately we can't even stop people from planting them outdoors releasing pollen that goes to other crops , just like we cant stop bad genetics from spreading around with the wind..
botanist85
Member
so waste time is the over all opinion?
Pinkladyeater
Active member
My self I only go for regular seeds, mare natural variation and more possibilities with regular seeds then with Fem. seeds.
any1 who says that selfing is no good for breeding is wrong,,,,sorry!!
i think some of you guys are confusing breeding without males with what real breeders do an thats using selfing as a breeding tool!!!,,,,,,,,,
"total feminization" is an idea put into action by crappy seed companys,,,,selfing is a tool used by real breeders,,,please dont confuse the 2
i think some of you guys are confusing breeding without males with what real breeders do an thats using selfing as a breeding tool!!!,,,,,,,,,
"total feminization" is an idea put into action by crappy seed companys,,,,selfing is a tool used by real breeders,,,please dont confuse the 2
Rick... calm down.
Nobody mentioned selfing but you.
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Nobody mentioned selfing but you.
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when peeps start saying "feminised plants are bad for breeding",,,,,,,an no1 corrects it with reference to selfing,,,,,,,,geez ,,,,nuf said
If I had 5 female plants from femmed seed growing, mixed in with 5 female plants from regular seeds, there isnt a grower reading this that could tell the difference or pick the fems out at any stage of growth: Not in the seed stage,seedling stage. the veg period or during flowering can any differences be detected.. Even further, there isnt one who can look at the product or test the potency and identify the plants that originated from femmed seed. Wonder why??? Results are often more telling than theory and surely if one of the 2 seed forms was inferior, then you could tell the difference in the plants and the smoke. You cant.
I started growing fems from Dp as far back as 2003 i think and i feel there are at least 2 myths currculating about femmed seeds. One of them being that fems in general have a greater tendency to hermie. After the 40 or so packs ive grown out, i havent found that to be true.. Ive found them to be equally if not more stable sexually than regular seeds . I dont know anything about breeding so i cant explain why that is, but i do know that if you grow yourself out 20 or 30 packs, you'll come to the same conclusion. Maybe if f lighting is inconsistent or unstable or its 110 degrees then cannabis plants will hermie regaurdless of their sexual orientation.
Its also common to hear that there is lots of variation in femmed seed. Iim not sure where that comes from either. Ive found just the opposite of that.
Nearly all of my fem packs have come from reputable companies - Dp, Paradise, Greehouse, Sensi, etc. and were nearly all grown outdoors, but i just dont see the negatives that people claim exist with fems.
I don't think there are any real negatives to breeding with fems. An exceptional specimen can come from fems too.
Im sure others will disagree
I started growing fems from Dp as far back as 2003 i think and i feel there are at least 2 myths currculating about femmed seeds. One of them being that fems in general have a greater tendency to hermie. After the 40 or so packs ive grown out, i havent found that to be true.. Ive found them to be equally if not more stable sexually than regular seeds . I dont know anything about breeding so i cant explain why that is, but i do know that if you grow yourself out 20 or 30 packs, you'll come to the same conclusion. Maybe if f lighting is inconsistent or unstable or its 110 degrees then cannabis plants will hermie regaurdless of their sexual orientation.
Its also common to hear that there is lots of variation in femmed seed. Iim not sure where that comes from either. Ive found just the opposite of that.
Nearly all of my fem packs have come from reputable companies - Dp, Paradise, Greehouse, Sensi, etc. and were nearly all grown outdoors, but i just dont see the negatives that people claim exist with fems.
I don't think there are any real negatives to breeding with fems. An exceptional specimen can come from fems too.
Im sure others will disagree
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kopite
jupiter cyclops
The Intersex trait you are so scared of is just as available within reg seeds......
l33t
"of course" please explain why......
hab
why is it? you can hack with reg seeds... yet thats fine ??? bad breeding is bad breeding...
Pinkladyeater
can you provide evidence for this ????
Friggin naysayers with no proof of nothing.....
