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Femmed seed is a male
- Thread starter NeWcS
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It happens.
But almost all of the fem seeds myself and my friend have grown have been females. And actually I've had more herms from regular seed then I have from female seeds.
Out of all the fem seeds I have grown, I have gotten one male. So I'd say 99% have been female.
But almost all of the fem seeds myself and my friend have grown have been females. And actually I've had more herms from regular seed then I have from female seeds.
Out of all the fem seeds I have grown, I have gotten one male. So I'd say 99% have been female.
Have heard ,planted in quantity, up to 1/3 may be male. Go fem'ds go. Peace GS
I know some companies likes to claim that males can naturaly occur in femmed seeds, I dont believe that, it´s just a way for them to not take responsibility, it´s more likely that some stray pollen from a male was stuck on some clothes etc, most of the seeds we buy today are made in factories in spain, they might be making 100 different strains for lots of different companies all at the same time, so its really not unlikely that a few pollen grains snuck in
It´s a shame that most companies dont make their own seeds anymore, even alot of the small/medium sized "pollen chuckers" now get their seeds made in spain
It´s a shame that most companies dont make their own seeds anymore, even alot of the small/medium sized "pollen chuckers" now get their seeds made in spain
bluntmassa
Member
that's why you don't buy from them there are plenty of seed companies more deserving the money then the breeders who don't touch there own product. MR. Nice, Chimera, Tom Hill I think DJ short, etc. they all breed their own seeds not like the most fem companies that sell the same seed from the same producers just under different names and thats not always the case either blue cheese for example.
DJ does not make his own seeds, I forget exactly who he said does it, maybe Delta9?
Mr.Nice makes his own seeds as far as I know but he also sells his strains wholesale that are sold by other seed vendors like RooR seeds under a different name.
It's quite popular for companies to not make their own seeds. I know Cali Connection has been farming out their seed production for years. Along with many other trendy named seed companies.
SunGrown
Member
I had no clue that seeds were being mass produced by factories of some kind in Spain. Interesting though, guess I will research it more to see if there is a valid reasoning to it.
For me, it doesn't make much sense. I know how many seeds I can get from a single light indoors or a single branch outdoors so I really don't understand a need to farm the work out, so to speak. Maybe it's a legal thing? I know a few years back an old friend saw swerves seed rooms, quite small and indoors he said, but like I said you can make a shit ton of seeds in a small space.
For me, it doesn't make much sense. I know how many seeds I can get from a single light indoors or a single branch outdoors so I really don't understand a need to farm the work out, so to speak. Maybe it's a legal thing? I know a few years back an old friend saw swerves seed rooms, quite small and indoors he said, but like I said you can make a shit ton of seeds in a small space.
Its not the space to make seed that is a big deal. Its the space required to make selection that's important. Peace GS
SunGrown
Member
I highly doubt most "companies" are doing any kind of massive selection process. I typically start about 100 seeds, select the best looking, smelling, etc males while in veg. Take cuts and keep in stasis, flower out the ladies with best characteristics, of course clone those before flower as well. All of this only takes a small space really, I guess if you were in a residential home or an apartment real selection would be difficult. But most good genetics/ seeds really only have a pheno or three with the male or female.
My experience anyway, sorry to clutter your thread NeWsC.
The Spain thing caught my attention and thought I would see if anyone knew why. Thanks Green Supreme, I appreciate the input. Any other reasons to have someone else do the breeders / gene caretakers work I wonder? Seems like one (wrong) step towards a wal mart and India type factory situation.
My experience anyway, sorry to clutter your thread NeWsC.
The Spain thing caught my attention and thought I would see if anyone knew why. Thanks Green Supreme, I appreciate the input. Any other reasons to have someone else do the breeders / gene caretakers work I wonder? Seems like one (wrong) step towards a wal mart and India type factory situation.
NeWcS
Active member
No don't be. This is very interesting...
Cali Connection Tahoe s1 Fem's showed a bunch of males on me.
No, I'm, I'm simply saying that life, uh... finds a way
Stray pollen is what I believe too....
hmm. there is a guy who reckons his cheese cut spontaneously change to male even though its a female clone only. I wonder if that is true..
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l2sm
I reckon that's a load of bollocks.
Probably took cuttings from two plants at the same time and mixed them up or something. Getting Cheese to even throw nanners (to make S1's) was something people were having a lot of trouble with, you can read all about it from couple year old posts on the forum.
