Best Regular Seeds Blog

Regular seeds are cannabis seeds that have a 50% chance of being either male or female. This is how plants have been bred since the early days of cannabis cultivation.

SSSC has a selection of the finest, original 1980’s strains in regular seed form. These are a great choice for breeders who want to create their own hybrids and crosses.

Breeding

Regular seeds can be used to breed new strains, allowing growers to create their own unique cultivars. The process involves combining two existing strains to produce offspring that exhibit the best characteristics of each parent. This can result in a more potent, stable crop that can be cultivated and harvested multiple times.

Regular cannabis seeds can also be used to create clones. The best female plants can be selected and ‘cloned’, allowing the grower to produce identical cannabis plants without the risk of producing hermaphrodites.

Many breeders choose to use regular seeds when they want to make their own strains. This is because male plants can be separated from the females to collect pollen for future breeding projects. This allows the breeder to produce their own strains with precise genetic traits that aren’t always possible when using feminized seeds. It also means that the strains produced are often less prone to hermaphroditism and other problems that can occur with feminized crops.

Cloning

Cloning is a great way to preserve the genetics of your favorite plant, whether you love the taste, aroma or yield. This method also shaves time off the growing process because it doesn’t require germinating seeds.

You’ll need a good mother plant to start with, and sharp scissors that can make a clean cut. You’ll also need a rooting medium, like jiffy or rockwool, which will help the clone develop roots. Finally, you’ll need a nutrient solution that will promote growth in your clone.

When taking a cutting, be sure to wash your hands and disinfect your tools before starting. You should also sanitise your work area, as the bacteria on your skin can infect the plant. Keep your clones in a propagator or dome that can be covered with a light mist of non-chlorinated water. The humidity should be high, but don’t let the growing medium get soggy; clones can rot. Once the clone has developed 3-5 cm of roots, it is ready to be transplanted.

Pollination

Most flowering plants rely on the transfer of pollen from their male anthers to the female stigmas to produce seeds and reproduce. Many flowers encourage the movement of pollen by secreting a sugary liquid called nectar. When an insect visits a flower in search of this liquid, it brushes against the anthers (pollen-bearing male parts of the plant) and the pollen sticks to its body. If the insect then visits another flower of the same type, the pollen from its body can be transferred to the stigma, where it fertilises egg cells in an ovary.

Some plants can’self-pollinate’, but most require pollen from another flower of the same species to be fertilised. The wind, bees and other insects carry pollen from one flower to another. As a result, most crops of fruits, vegetables, nuts, fibre and seeds depend on insects to carry out this vital work. In fact, without bees there would be no food and no plants for animals to eat or shelter from.

Seeds

Seeds are tiny, embryonic plant units containing all the necessary ingredients for creating complex plants. They can be found in fruits and vegetables as well as in grains, legumes and nuts. Adding seeds to your diet can add a boost of protein, fibre and heart-healthy fats.

Despite being quite different, seeds have a remarkable quality: they are essentially containers of life. They contain an embryonic or baby plant, some food for the new plant, and all of this in a hard shell called a seed coat.

Seeds are the characteristic reproductive body of both flowering plants (angiosperms) and gymnosperms, including conifers, cycads, and ginkgos. They consist of a miniature undeveloped plant, enclosed in a protective coat or “testa.” Seeds of flowering plants, for example, are fertilized by the pollen from male flowers. They then develop into mature fruit with hereditary characteristics contributed by both the egg and the sperm cell. As a result, the plants grown from these seeds come reasonably true to variety, provided that care is taken to keep pollen from undesirable types away from the flowers of desired ones.

Cannabis seeds are small, tear-drop shaped plants that begin their vegetative growth in a process called germination. Seeds that sprout a root and two small embryonic leaves (cotyledons) are considered to be healthy.

Most cannabis seeds contain both male and female plants, but most growers want bud-producing females. Feminized seeds are more expensive, but they greatly increase the odds of growing a bud-producing plant.

Germination

The germination process is an important part of growing cannabis because it sets the stage for how your plants will grow and produce buds. Correctly germinating your seeds will give them the best chance of healthy and robust growth.

There are a few different ways to germinate your cannabis seed. One of the most common methods is to soak the seeds in water. The soaking process softens the hard shell of the seed and increases its germination rate.

Another method is to wrap the seed in a damp paper towel. This is a good option for beginners because it’s easy and inexpensive. However, you must ensure that the paper towel is plain single-ply and not cloth-like.

Finally, many growers use Jiffy Pots to germinate their seeds. These little pellets are soaked in warm water, swell up, and then can be planted directly into the soil or other medium. This saves time and avoids the shock of transplanting.

Soil

Providing your cannabis seeds with the best soil possible will help them get off to a great start. Good soil contains nutrients, microbes, and moisture-everything a seedling needs to grow from a cute little sprout into a lush canopy of dank flowers.

The ideal soil is light, airy and free-draining. It should also contain a variety of amendments to provide the plants with all of the nutrient they need from propagation to flowering.

A popular potting soil mix is Fox Farm’s Ocean Forest. This formula is more nutrient-dense than Happy Frog and includes ingredients like earthworm castings, bat guano and fish emulsion. This makes it less reliant on supplemental nutrients and is a good choice for growers who want more control over their soil.

Water

Cannabis seeds are rich in protein that help in building tissues and muscles. They also contain soluble and insoluble fibers that speed up digestion and prevent constipation. They also provide Omega- 3 and Omega- 6 which are essential fatty acids that boost brain function, lower blood pressure, and improve response to inflammations.

When properly stored in a dark environment, cannabis seeds will stay viable for years. However, they require a specific germination process to break their dormancy. This process involves storing the seeds in tinted jars with desiccant packs in the refrigerator, and mimicking the conditions of winter to accelerate germination. This is known as cold stratification. After the germination process is complete, seedlings are ready to be transplanted into soil or hydroponic systems.

Temperature

Seeds will germinate best in warm conditions that mimic springtime. It is best to check on seeds/seedlings every 12 hours and gently reposition them if necessary (not to disturb their delicate white tap roots). The first few weeks of a seedling’s life require very little interference from the grower; nutrient regimes can be altered once the plants have sprouted.

The germination process is one of the most crucial parts of any cannabis growing experience. It is the time that the tiny plant develops its roots and prepares to become a fully grown cannabis plant. The most important factor is keeping the seeds in moist (but not soaked) conditions. It is recommended to germinate seeds indoors to ensure the most control over these conditions. Outdoor growers can still achieve good results by carefully checking on and handling seeds with tweezers to prevent damage to the tap root.

Regular seed plants endure a minimum of genetic tampering, making them the preferred choice for many growers. They’re recommended for beginner cultivators to gain a full understanding of the cultivation process and plant health.

Growing regular seeds will produce a 50-50 mix of male and female plants. The female colas can be used for breeding purposes to create new strains.

Breeding

While many growers only want female plants, breeders need to have both male and female flowers in order to produce new seeds. This process is called pollination and it is what allows for the creation of new varieties. Feminized seeds can’t be pollinated, so they are not suitable for breeding. This is a problem because it could discourage breeding among growers and make it more difficult to bring new strains to market.

Regular seeds also allow for cloning, which is the process of creating an exact genetic copy of a specimen. This is useful for growers who are after a specific trait such as a certain terpene profile or a particular colour.

Breeding is a crucial part of the cannabis industry and it requires a large amount of time and effort. As a result, the breeding process is becoming more and more specialized and focused on producing a limited number of varieties that can be easily reproduced.

Cloning

Cloning is a method of reproduction used by plants, fungi and bacteria. It involves inserting DNA from one organism into the genetic material of another organism, such as a virus, bacteria or plasmid. The inserted DNA is then replicated in the host organism, creating many copies of the original gene.

Plant cloning is often done by growing cells from actively dividing parts of the plant, called meristems, in liquid culture. This allows scientists to grow many identical cells in a short period of time. Then the cells can be matured in solid culture medium, allowing them to grow into whole plants.

Cloning is a controversial technique because some people feel it treats animals as commodities rather than sentient beings. They argue that cloning can result in higher levels of animal suffering than standard breeding methods, due to surgery required to obtain oocytes or embryos, pregnancy losses, sickness and death in newborns and distress from disease in the animals produced as disease models.

Genetics

Production of high quality seed is an important part of modern plant breeding programs. It is a complex process that requires high technical skills and a heavy financial investment. Seed producers must ensure that their seed is free from disease and other factors that affect varietal deterioration.

Genetics is one of the central pillars of biology and it plays an essential role in many other disciplines, such as agriculture, medicine, and biotechnology. The study of heredity and genes has been of great interest to humankind for thousands of years, as evidenced by a Babylonian tablet dating back 6,000 years that lists pedigrees of horses and old carvings showing cross-pollination of date palm trees.

Variations in the timing of reproductive phenology can influence the genetic diversity present in seed orchards. A short pollination season promotes exchange of clonal genes but can also reduce heterozygosity. The results of an accelerated-aging test conducted on Douglas-fir families indicate that the rate of varietal deterioration is determined by the underlying genetics of the seed lot.

Yield

Whether you want to create your own unique strains or simply enjoy the fruit of your labour then working with regular seeds is a great choice. As the name suggests they contain male and female plants, so growers will need to take the time to sex them well before flowering in order to get a full harvest of pure smokable buds. This process can be impractical for growers with limited hydro system space or those who are legally capped to a strict number of plants.

Regular seeds also run the risk of producing hermaphrodite plants, whereas feminized seeds will only produce weed that is 100% female. This means you’ll need to be very careful about stressing your cannabis plants with techniques like topping, fimming and lollypopping as these could lead them to becoming hermaphrodites. This is one of the key reasons that many growers choose feminized seeds. They provide consistency and better yields from their crops.