dawill1967
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I think a lot of the logic behind seeds and where they come from is lost in the constant misinformation being distributed. MJ is a plant and the ultimate goal of ALL plants is to reproduce. We as growers don't want this to happen unless we're controlling the situation which is fine, but at some point, we can't control nature. Let's start with a few definitions so we're all on the same page.
Seed: seeds are reproductions of the MJ plant. These seeds may have all of the characteristics of the female plant, or many of the male traits, or both. The multiple strains of MJ have been endlessly crossed to make different varieties that we all know so well. It's not much different than a genetic engineer isolating the coding for freckles or something else. We all know how kids are made, I'll stop here...
Feminized Seed: feminized seeds have "more" of the female gene according to seed vendors. You have a better chance of getting a female if you use them. Why? Feminized seeds are bred by applying a chemical (usually colloidal silver) on branches of a female plant to make it produce male parts and pollinate itself. In other words, they force the female to hermie (but hermies are bad, right?). You can also stress YOUR plant to the point where it will produce seeds, but like the colloidal silver, it's STRESS not a predefined trait in your seed. The plants thinks it's going to die because of something in it's environment so it attempts to survive which is the base coding in it's genetics.
Bag Seed: without proper control or unknown origins, any seed becomes "bag seed". No matter where the seed came from, if it is still viable and if grown in a "comfortable" MJ environment, it may become a prize winner. There are a lot of duds in a bag of weed because most growers try and avoid seeded bud. If it happens, it has a good probability of being a dud. This is usually why bag seed gets a bad name. You get immature seeds that may never survive. There are "accidents" at birth for "babies" all the time. This is a natural occurrence.
Now for the logic. If you pay $$$ for your seed, it does NOT guarantee anything. The vendor has put a lot of time and effort into selective breeding and "stabilizing" the genetics in their seed product. That does not make them God. The seeds they sell still have to abide by the laws of nature and they may die, hermie, mold, etc. Under conditions you give them, they may even be murdered! New growers kill SO many seeds and seedlings, I know I have! OPINION: So unless you're confident in what you're processes are or you have money to burn, don't buy seeds from a vendor and expect that seed to give you what the vendor tells you it will. Your mileage may vary. Bag seed can be good bud if you learn how to grow MJ in general. Save your money, look for the gems in your stash. It takes time, but all the "good" strains had to start somewhere.
Seed: seeds are reproductions of the MJ plant. These seeds may have all of the characteristics of the female plant, or many of the male traits, or both. The multiple strains of MJ have been endlessly crossed to make different varieties that we all know so well. It's not much different than a genetic engineer isolating the coding for freckles or something else. We all know how kids are made, I'll stop here...
Feminized Seed: feminized seeds have "more" of the female gene according to seed vendors. You have a better chance of getting a female if you use them. Why? Feminized seeds are bred by applying a chemical (usually colloidal silver) on branches of a female plant to make it produce male parts and pollinate itself. In other words, they force the female to hermie (but hermies are bad, right?). You can also stress YOUR plant to the point where it will produce seeds, but like the colloidal silver, it's STRESS not a predefined trait in your seed. The plants thinks it's going to die because of something in it's environment so it attempts to survive which is the base coding in it's genetics.
Bag Seed: without proper control or unknown origins, any seed becomes "bag seed". No matter where the seed came from, if it is still viable and if grown in a "comfortable" MJ environment, it may become a prize winner. There are a lot of duds in a bag of weed because most growers try and avoid seeded bud. If it happens, it has a good probability of being a dud. This is usually why bag seed gets a bad name. You get immature seeds that may never survive. There are "accidents" at birth for "babies" all the time. This is a natural occurrence.
Now for the logic. If you pay $$$ for your seed, it does NOT guarantee anything. The vendor has put a lot of time and effort into selective breeding and "stabilizing" the genetics in their seed product. That does not make them God. The seeds they sell still have to abide by the laws of nature and they may die, hermie, mold, etc. Under conditions you give them, they may even be murdered! New growers kill SO many seeds and seedlings, I know I have! OPINION: So unless you're confident in what you're processes are or you have money to burn, don't buy seeds from a vendor and expect that seed to give you what the vendor tells you it will. Your mileage may vary. Bag seed can be good bud if you learn how to grow MJ in general. Save your money, look for the gems in your stash. It takes time, but all the "good" strains had to start somewhere.
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