Feminized cannabis seeds, also known as feminized cannabis plants, are the actual seeds which have been genetically modified in such a manner that the resulting plants produced from them are usually female. Contrary to regular seeds, which grow into fully developed plants which have a 50/ 50 chance of becoming male, feminized seeds grow more into female plants which can either be male or female. The actual reason for this is not entirely clear, but it has something to do with the nature of genetics. Nevertheless, these seeds can offer an array of advantages to the grower as well as disadvantages.
Regular seeds can cost a lot. They are more expensive because the growers have to pay for the costs of getting them started, maintaining them, and harvesting them for sale. With a feminized plant, all of those costs are already eliminated. All you need to get started are just some regular seeds, some careful handling, and a place to grow them in. Since feminized cannabis plants don’t require all that high of care, they generally sell for less than regular seeds.
There are a number of disadvantages to breeding your own cannabis. One of the biggest disadvantages is that you are left with a crop which doesn’t have the same beneficial characteristics as those which can be found in the outdoors. For one, marijuana plants which have had regular seeds offer weaker, lower quality buds. They have a smaller amount of active chemicals within their leaves, and are therefore less aromatic and flavorful overall.
Males which have been crossbred with females will typically have weaker buds, are crossbred with weaker plants, and will have less of the essential oils which make cannabis seeds uniquely aromatic. Crossbreeding eliminates all of those disadvantages which are present with regular seeds. Another advantage to crossbreeding your plant with another species is that you will have control over what traits the final plant has. This is a great way to create crops which have a better quality and higher potency, and is often necessary for growing medical cannabis which may have a variety of debilitating illnesses, including AIDS or cancer.
Some growers who crossbreed plants have even been successful at increasing the potency and producing much more powerful and potent cannabis plants. It is possible to produce crops which are nearly one hundred times more potent than most regular seeds offered by growers. Many growers have also been able to cultivate plants which have a higher yield than with regular seeds. This is mostly due to a higher proportion of female plants within a crop, and thus a greater amount of female hormones within the plant, making it easier for the plant to increase its yield.
Many people are wary of attempting to grow cannabis using feminised seeds, because they are afraid that the feminised plant will produce similar, albeit weaker, buds. In fact, modern hybrid cannabis plants are far more likely to produce buds with extremely high potency than traditional cannabis. The reason for this is because some of the strongest and best cannabis plants in the world are actually autoflowering. Autoflowering means that the plant actually self-fertilises and is able to produce buds much stronger and larger than normal.
Crossbreeding also gives the grower the opportunity to choose between different types of cannabis flower seed. Some regular seeds such as indica and sitka are popular choices for many growers, because these types of seeds tend to be very popular among collectors. Hybrid cannabis flower seeds are becoming more popular, because they are not limited to a certain type of plant and can be crossbred with other types of cannabis plants. Some of the advantages of hybrid plants are that they have a higher percentage of female flowers, and therefore have a higher proportion of high potency buds.
Even though crossbreeding can be a disadvantage, the advantages definitely make it an easier way to crossbreed plants and produce plants with desirable qualities. The disadvantages of crossbreeding should be weighed up against the advantages before a grower decides to crossbreed their plant. It’s important to ensure that any crossbreeding done is performed with care, because the resulting plants could have unexpected disadvantages. However, if the desired results are present, the advantages far outweigh any disadvantages that may be experienced.
