Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds

DaHui · 07-09-2005, 01:53 AM

What do you think is better to get if you are a first time grower?
Spend a little more cash and get Feminized seeds, and be sure that they will all flower etc.? Or get Regular seeds and take a chance and get a couple males in the batch?

I'm not sure yet. Cuz Feminized seeds are $$. I might wanna just take the chance and go with the normal/regular seeds... But then again, if I was to get feminized, then I'd only plant like 3 or 4 seeds and save the rest for an other time, no need to 'over germinate' and grow for nothing. Saves time and energy... I need some opinions, help me out!

SmokeyMacPot · 07-09-2005, 02:55 AM

i went with feminized. its easyer. you dont have to waste your time and nuterients and lights on males. you can save the seeds for later. or make a mother and take clones. some people sell 5 seed batches of female seeds.

Oceangirl · 07-09-2005, 12:15 PM

If I could afford it I would get feminized seeds. Pay more $$ vs. less to possibly only get 4 femmes out of a guaranteed 8-10 with the latter. (uh ya, a tad convoluted).

Have fun! I have a shorty bushy plant on my deck right now that I'm almost sure is a girly-girl. It gets more attention than my cat.

EDIT: Mind you, learning the difference between male and female as a first-time grower could be beneficial.

PaRaLyZeD-420 · 07-09-2005, 12:44 PM

definitely go feminized its more $ but like you said there is no need to germinate all at once hoping to get a few females, this way your guaranteed females. peace!

Brushtail · 07-10-2005, 01:08 AM

The only problem with femed beans is there is still a slight chance of them going hermi. Personally i wouldnt front the money for femmed beans( unless is was sold be femaleseeds :) ) youll always find something special in regualr beans.

brushtail

old_smokey9483 · 07-11-2005, 01:48 PM

I would much rather have feminized seeds but I don't have a credit card to order them.

pyro · 07-12-2005, 04:44 PM

ive always bought regulars seeds and serioulsy rarley get any males. but i respect oher ppl opinions if they say getting feminised seeds is worth it.

CarolinaRebel · 10-10-2007, 09:27 PM

Personal Opinion Here,

I don't buy anything over the Internet, femmed or not. If you use your CC to buy off the Inet you leave a very big paper trail. If you buy with a check or even a money order, you leave a paper trail. I have enough worries. I don't want to add to them by leaving tracks right to my front door. I'm a firm believer in following the advice I got off this site. DON'T TRUST ANYONE!!! At least not when it comes to your grow. You can always find good seeds locally from your friends. Use the free seeds you get locally. If you burn 'em up, drown 'em, starve 'em, or do anything else that kills /em your not losing the big $$$ for the femmed seeds. Once you learn the basics of how to keep your plants alive, then maybe...and I mean maybe, spend the bucks. I never have, and never will. And I can't complain about what I smoke. After all, it's my own, personal, designer weed.

P.S. Get a good book or two...read and follow directions...and you should be ok. I only use 2...Marijuana Grower's Guide by Mel Frank and Ed Rosenthal, and Indoor Marijuana Horticulture (The Indoor Bible) by Jorge Cervantes. I'm not saying there are no other good books out there...just that these are the only ones I have ever needed.

Respect · 10-11-2007, 12:33 AM

Honestly the first two bagseeds i ever planted are both females. I was impressed and it has encouraged me to continue in my efforts. It's not that hard to come across females in bagseed.

MrGrum · 10-14-2007, 09:11 PM

It sounds so easy to find bagseed, but I've personally never found any which leaves little choice.

Herb Fellow · 10-14-2007, 09:35 PM

I've just ordered lowryder seeds and am hoping for a least one male to mate one of the females for future grows. Just think, eventually you could have your own personal seed bank . . . sorta like a nice wine cellar.

krengel187 · 12-15-2007, 02:56 PM

in my experiance if your goal is to develope a strain or hybrid that has the characteristics that you want in a smoke then go with regular seed and just seperate your males and save them for breeding. If you just want to smoke go with a clone

420oclock · 02-26-2008, 11:59 AM

I've always stuck with regular seeds. That way, I was forced to learn to sex plants by viewing preflowers. Also it allows you to make your own seeds, always a good skill.

Racefan · 02-26-2008, 06:30 PM

digging through the archives huh?lol

DaMagoMan · 05-01-2008, 10:49 AM

and I just cast the tiein' vote (smrk)

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07-09-2005, 01:53 AM	#1
DaHui Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,018	Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds What do you think is better to get if you are a first time grower? Spend a little more cash and get Feminized seeds, and be sure that they will all flower etc.? Or get Regular seeds and take a chance and get a couple males in the batch? I'm not sure yet. Cuz Feminized seeds are $$. I might wanna just take the chance and go with the normal/regular seeds... But then again, if I was to get feminized, then I'd only plant like 3 or 4 seeds and save the rest for an other time, no need to 'over germinate' and grow for nothing. Saves time and energy... I need some opinions, help me out! __________________ 420 Magazine Creating Cannabis Awareness Since 1993 Please Visit our Sponsors! Please Help Support Our Mission! Forum Guidelines - Please Read Before Posting 420 Photo Gallery Tutorial - How to Post Photos

07-09-2005, 02:55 AM	#2
SmokeyMacPot Free Thinker Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Aguilia Mexico Posts: 3,549	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds i went with feminized. its easyer. you dont have to waste your time and nuterients and lights on males. you can save the seeds for later. or make a mother and take clones. some people sell 5 seed batches of female seeds. Last edited by 420; 08-15-2008 at 06:26 PM.

07-09-2005, 12:15 PM	#3
Oceangirl Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: BC Island, Canada Posts: 217	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds If I could afford it I would get feminized seeds. Pay more $$ vs. less to possibly only get 4 femmes out of a guaranteed 8-10 with the latter. (uh ya, a tad convoluted). Have fun! I have a shorty bushy plant on my deck right now that I'm almost sure is a girly-girl. It gets more attention than my cat. EDIT: Mind you, learning the difference between male and female as a first-time grower could be beneficial. __________________ People need to learn to love themselves before they can love others, and it wouldn't hurt to wash their hands in-between. I am Cannabian

07-09-2005, 12:44 PM	#4
PaRaLyZeD-420 Growing Guru Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,236	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds definitely go feminized its more $ but like you said there is no need to germinate all at once hoping to get a few females, this way your guaranteed females. peace!

07-10-2005, 01:08 AM	#5
Brushtail Free Thinker Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 136	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds The only problem with femed beans is there is still a slight chance of them going hermi. Personally i wouldnt front the money for femmed beans( unless is was sold be femaleseeds :) ) youll always find something special in regualr beans. brushtail

07-11-2005, 01:48 PM	#6
old_smokey9483 Free Thinker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,183	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds I would much rather have feminized seeds but I don't have a credit card to order them. __________________ Thou shall cherish the herbs and spices of the land "I don't give a fuck about your war, or your president" -Snake Plissken "Cannabis has killed no one, yet cannabis prohibition has."

07-12-2005, 04:44 PM	#7
pyro Free Thinker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ny Posts: 359	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds ive always bought regulars seeds and serioulsy rarley get any males. but i respect oher ppl opinions if they say getting feminised seeds is worth it. __________________ We can't afford to live, so abortions rise Can't afford the truth, so we told to lie Can't afford a funeral, 'cause the costs is high God damn, we can't even afford to die!

10-10-2007, 09:27 PM	#8
CarolinaRebel Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Amarijuanaca Posts: 111	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds Personal Opinion Here, I don't buy anything over the Internet, femmed or not. If you use your CC to buy off the Inet you leave a very big paper trail. If you buy with a check or even a money order, you leave a paper trail. I have enough worries. I don't want to add to them by leaving tracks right to my front door. I'm a firm believer in following the advice I got off this site. DON'T TRUST ANYONE!!! At least not when it comes to your grow. You can always find good seeds locally from your friends. Use the free seeds you get locally. If you burn 'em up, drown 'em, starve 'em, or do anything else that kills /em your not losing the big $$$ for the femmed seeds. Once you learn the basics of how to keep your plants alive, then maybe...and I mean maybe, spend the bucks. I never have, and never will. And I can't complain about what I smoke. After all, it's my own, personal, designer weed. P.S. Get a good book or two...read and follow directions...and you should be ok. I only use 2...Marijuana Grower's Guide by Mel Frank and Ed Rosenthal, and Indoor Marijuana Horticulture (The Indoor Bible) by Jorge Cervantes. I'm not saying there are no other good books out there...just that these are the only ones I have ever needed.

10-11-2007, 12:33 AM	#9
Respect Free Thinker Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 0	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds Honestly the first two bagseeds i ever planted are both females. I was impressed and it has encouraged me to continue in my efforts. It's not that hard to come across females in bagseed.

10-14-2007, 09:11 PM	#10
MrGrum Free Thinker Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 67	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds It sounds so easy to find bagseed, but I've personally never found any which leaves little choice.

10-14-2007, 09:35 PM	#11
Herb Fellow Free Thinker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 2,257 Blog Entries: 7	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds I've just ordered lowryder seeds and am hoping for a least one male to mate one of the females for future grows. Just think, eventually you could have your own personal seed bank . . . sorta like a nice wine cellar. __________________ "Unbind your mind, There is no time, Boin-n-n-n-n-n-g, To lick your stamps, And paste them in, Discorporate, And we'll begin, Freedom! Freedom! Kindly loving! You'll be absolutely free, Only if you want to be" - Frank Zappa Lowryder Closet Grow

12-15-2007, 02:56 PM	#12
krengel187 Free Thinker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northstar state Posts: 42	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds in my experiance if your goal is to develope a strain or hybrid that has the characteristics that you want in a smoke then go with regular seed and just seperate your males and save them for breeding. If you just want to smoke go with a clone

02-26-2008, 11:59 AM	#13
420oclock Free Thinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 320	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds I've always stuck with regular seeds. That way, I was forced to learn to sex plants by viewing preflowers. Also it allows you to make your own seeds, always a good skill. __________________ Just harvested: Cinderella 99 Root Pruning Mom Plants

02-26-2008, 06:30 PM	#14
Racefan Grow Support Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,271	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds digging through the archives huh?lol __________________ Have you ever broke your scale and had to weigh your weed at the local produce stand? What is a Flowering Clone - Tutorial How to know when to harvest- Tutorial What is PH?- Tutorial

05-01-2008, 10:49 AM	#15
DaMagoMan Free Thinker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: At Home in Austin Posts: 3,625 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Feminized Seeds or Regular Seeds and I just cast the tiein' vote (smrk) __________________ "If people let the Government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as Souls who live under tyranny." Thomas Jefferson

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