Pick 'n' mix seeds bank???

Mikey Hustle

Well-Known Member
I have been searching for a company that sells single seeds. I want to grow 10 different varieties. Then see which came out best in my climate. Then clone the shit out of it.

Anyone ever use these guys? They seem to have a bunch of choices. Like 10+ different White Widow strains. (Nirvana's White Widow, Dutch's White Widow, etc.)

http://www.pickandmixseeds.co.uk/

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Or another company that you would recommend.

thx!
 
While reading more on their site I saw this. This helps me feel better that I will get the EXACT seed that I am ordering from the EXACT grower that I choose.

Packaging

We put a lot of thought in to our packaging. Seeds are expensive and vulnerable. In our experience many mail order companies do not treat seeds with the respect they deserve.
If you buy a standard pack of ten seeds they will of course come in the manufacturers packaging. If you buy individual seeds then we pack and label each strain separately so that you know which seed is which. For your peace of mind we always send you a portion of the original packaging. For example if you order 8 Jack Herer seeds from Sensi Seeds and 4 Blueberry seeds from Dutch Passion, we will send you 80% of the original Jack Herer packaging and 40% of the Blueberry packaging.
 
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Hey Mikey!

Pick n Mix is a well reviewed seed bank. I've used it twice with no problems either time, the owner is on here now and again to ask what breeders we'd like him to pick up. Trustworthy people.

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They do not ship to the US. If you are from the US there are single seed banks that ship there.

http://www.pickandmixseeds.co.uk/pages/faq#usa

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Check out this thread, goes into detail on feminized seeds:

https://www.rollitup.org/seed-strain-reviews/182247-feminized-seeds-hermie-test-14-a.html

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If you are going with Feminized seeds you have at best a 70% chance of getting a plant that closely resembles the pheno the breeder used as an S1 parent. Based on a study Dutch Passion did on 450 plants over 15 strains. Growing 1 seed may ruin you on a great strain for life - bad pheno, plant.

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In an experiment done in 1999 we grew 15 varieties of "feminized" seeds. We started with 30 seeds per variety. The goals were: 1) to determine the percentages of female, male, and hermaphroditic plants. 2) to compare the uniformity (homogeneity) among plants from "feminized" seeds with those grown from "regular" seeds.

1. The results were excellent. Nine out of fifteen varieties had 100% female offspring. Percentages of female plants from the other 6 varieties were between 80 and 90%. These plants were all hermaphrodites, producing their male flowers at the end of their lifecycle. Seed-setting hardly took place. No males were found.

2. Approximately 70% of the plants of varieties grown from "feminized" seeds were far more uniform than plants grown from "regular" seeds of the same variety. About 20% of the varieties were a little more uniform, while in 10% of the varieties no difference in uniformity was seen.

From literature and our own findings it appears that the growth of a male or female plant from seed, except for the predisposition in the gender chromosomes, also depends on various environmental factors. The environmental factors that influence gender are:


  • a higher nitrogen concentration will give more females.
  • a higher potassium concentration will give more males.
  • a higher humidity will give more females.
  • a lower temperature will give more females.
  • more blue light will give more females.
  • Fewer hours of light will give more females.

It is important to start these changes at the three-pairs-of-leaves stage and continue for two or three weeks, before reverting to standard conditions.


To produce our feminized seeds, we start with selected female clones. Under standard conditions these female clones do not produce any male flowers. By the method we found, we are able to have these female clones produce abundant male flowers and pollen (see photos). The pollen thus produced we use for the production of our "feminized" seeds.


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bongsmilie
 
We are the inventors of single seeds :D

Let me know if you have any questions!


Yeah I have a question.. Can you bend the rules to get me some seeds to the Bay Area? lol

I really love how your site is set up. Its very user friendly, and you have so much to choose from.
 
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