That is so true!! So many people growing now and much of them for the first or second time how can you be sure if you aren't getting pollen from the guy down the street?:bravo:
I Manage a Hydroponics Store in Cali. I am also an amateur Breeder-Pollen Chucker. I was approached by Johhny MaleG (as he calls himself) in March of 2010. He had bought 3 packs of seeds from Cali Connection and had gathered up a bunch of clones from local clubs and wanted to start a clone...
Dont use these seeds as they are almost guaranteed to be hermie. You see whenever a plant is a hermaphrodite it has both male and female genes and the male doesn't usually express itself unless it is stressed therefore any seed that results from this will exhibit the same traits
This is the least expensive and most privacy conscious way to produce fem seed.
Simply construct a generator using a 9-12v power supply (DC output, if it says AC then its no good) that can deliver at least 250ma (most wall wart type power supplies work, batteries are not recommended since...
Does anyone realize that A.N owns Rosebud. They aren't allowed to advertise in Maximum Yield or Urban Garden so they started their own magazine. Notice A.N adds in Urban Garden or Maximum Yeild? Notice General Hydroponics in Rosebud? Nope!