Disadvantages of Regular Seeds
The fact is that the majority of the world’s cannabis is grown using regular seeds. However, there are still people who have their hearts set on growing cannabis using hybrid seeds. In this article, we will look at why it is important to choose your seeds carefully and what the disadvantages are.
Regular seeds need a regular sexing process in which the seeders will often choose whether they want to grow the female or male plants. In general terms, many people tend to grow only flower as opposed to male plants, meaning a room can be filled only with females. However, there are many benefits of growing both male and female cannabis plants. Here are just a few:
Female plants often have a greater yield compared to the males. This means that by making use of female flowers, you can actually make more buds on the same amount of cannabis. When making use of the male flowers, you can only get up to two or three buds per plant. On the contrary, when you grow female flowers, you can actually get up to ten to twelve buds per plant. This can mean a huge boost to your profits, but it also means that you won’t get any of the drawbacks that regular seeds have.
The female flowers are also much easier to grow. They don’t take long to grow and they do not require much in the way of nutrients. In fact, you can even feed them with artificial food, which is much easier than growing real flowers!
Disadvantages of breeding often include the fact that they take longer to mature. It takes about seven weeks for flowers to open fully, and the other time they need a longer period of dormancy for them to become ready to be harvested. Therefore, if you don’t have the time to wait for the plants to finish flowering then you should not consider them.
While it is possible to grow regular seeds without having to go through the process of sexing them, you may end up wasting some potential plants because they were not shown at all. Most plants that are bred as opposed to regular ones are hybrids. and this means that they are very rare. and therefore they are difficult to source as opposed to regular seeds.
Disadvantages of hybrid cannabis also include the fact that they are much harder to grow and harvest. Many growers find that they need to cut down their production costs because of the increased expenses involved. So, if you are new to growing cannabis then you may find it hard to afford these expensive plants!
Hopefully you can see that when looking into growing cannabis it is important to think about the disadvantages of the methods that you are considering. You want to choose your seeds carefully and ensure that you are choosing a plant that has all the disadvantages and advantages.
Nowadays, there are many options available for those who want to grow regular seeds. You can buy seed packs from specialist suppliers online or at local gardening stores. But there are also other ways in which you can grow cannabis that involve growing it yourself. These are more suitable if you just want a few plants to start with and you just want to learn how to grow it from seeds.
The most popular method is to grow your seeds in pots and then take them outside. However, if you plan to keep them outdoors then you may want to have some form of protection against the elements such as a greenhouse or cover.
If you live in an area where you get a lot of rainfall, then you may wish to purchase a container that has a mesh top to protect the plant from water. You should also be careful to make sure that the pot has plenty of drainage holes to allow the plant to soak up the moisture when it rains.
If you have regular seeds and you want to continue growing them indoors, then you can simply grow them in a greenhouse. This works really well if you are going to grow them for personal use. You will be able to grow a very large amount of flowers within a relatively small space. This is a good option if you are only growing a couple of plants at a time.