Feminised seeds vs regular seeds.

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TheHero

Member

• Sep 20, 2017

• #1

Hello. Is there any advantage of buying regular seeds than feminised, if we don`t think of the their cost?

 

SouthCross

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2017

• #2

You don't have to pay for the seeds twice if you get regular. You can have a supply for the rest of your life.

 

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TheHero

Member

• Sep 20, 2017

• #3

By supply You meant by cloning, right?

 

SouthCross

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• Sep 20, 2017

• #4

TheHero said:

By supply You meant by cloning, right?

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Breeding. Cloning would be only female. So if you buy fem seeds and want to continue the line. Cloning. That'd require a separate grow space for a female.

Regular seeds provide a more genetic diverse plant through breeding. It's a gamble on female to male ratio. That just means you need to plant more seeds to better the odds. One tiny seeded plant(25" tall) can produce 5+ grams of seeds. In today's market, probably $300- $500 worth.

 

OrganicGorilla

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2017

• #5

If you have a limited plant count, feminized are the way to go. You don't waste time growing males.

 

canna_420

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2017

• #6

Fem seeds are more likely to have the desired phenol show up whereas you might need double regs.
Regs are better for preservation in a small area.

 

GreatwhiteNorth

Global Moderator

Staff member

• Sep 20, 2017

• #7

Also if you have a limited window in which to grow as I do fem's are better for me.
Not to mention I like Scrog & typically don't know sex until they are firmly in the screen - if I would happen to get a male it would leave a lot of unused space.

Just my .02

 

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TheHero

Member

• Sep 20, 2017

• #8

Is it possible to grow mother plant in a small are? like 1 feet x 1.3 feet x 4.5 feet (height)?

 

Huckster79

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• Sep 20, 2017

• #9

Heres my crude thougts... as a grower you are like either a straight man or lesbian woman at a bar and you want some loving, would it not behoove you to take home someone you knew was a woman??? just sayin...

 

Ares2389

Active Member

• Sep 20, 2017

• #10

TheHero said:

Is it possible to grow mother plant in a small are? like 1 feet x 1.3 feet x 4.5 feet (height)?

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"Bonsai style" mother plants for small areas.

 

sunny747

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• Sep 20, 2017

• #11

I like fems for all the same reasons listed above. If you have a lot of space then I guess regulars would be the way to go so you could hunt for the winners. With limited space I can't risk growing males..

 

Stiickygreen

Well-Known Member

• Sep 21, 2017

• #12

Crossing up plants from regular seed stock isn't "breeding". It's happenstance. (chucking) Breeding takes years and multiple grows of plants and has a specific intent higher than just making seed. (aka...STABILITY) Sadly...we don't see much "working" of any lines theses days...just crosses of crosses of crosses of crosses/etc.

You can take specific female cultivars on through time via cloning...or via STS. (making more fems from them). This is a great way, IMO, to preserve that special plant for the future. (I am growing out seeds this season that were STS'd 5 years ago from a clone I grew for 5 years/selected from a pack of female seeds)

But everyone has their preference and it's all good as long as you are growing the plant

 

Moflow

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• Sep 22, 2017

• #13

TheHero said:

Is it possible to grow mother plant in a small are? like 1 feet x 1.3 feet x 4.5 feet (height)?

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Yes, quite a big one