Regular cannabis seeds are perfectly natural, organic marijuana seeds which have never been chemically modified or otherwise genetically altered in any manner. They’re completely natural genetics, produced by only female and male parents and therefore only produce about 50% female and half male offspring. These plants don’t have any sexual characteristic or tendency whatsoever and the chances of them having desirable traits is almost impossible. They’re also hard to cultivate because they’re so densely-grown. And so, they’re normally priced way higher than other forms of marijuana.
But what you should be looking for are regular cannabis seeds which have undergone special breeding methods to produce a highly desirable trait. When I say ‘special breeding’ I mean that the specific genetic makeup of the plant has been changed so that it will have the potential to produce an unbelievable amount of leaves per season. Some strains are extremely fast-growing, producing large numbers of buds in a short space of time. Others are incredibly durable, producing large amounts of buds each year and are suitable for growing under any kind of weather conditions imaginable. But all of these traits can only be attained through a process of selective breeding that takes place over many years.
There are two different approaches to this selective breeding, known as feminization and cross-breeding. Feminized seeds and feminized plants are just two of the hybrid types of cannabis plants that have had their DNA altered so that they’ll create new characteristics when crossbred with another plant. Crossbreeding simply involves combining two fully-developed plant types together. The results are always new plant varieties. However, when feminization is used, the result is completely different. This process involves combining fully-grown male plants with female plants and then introducing those into the mix.
So which of the above two methods is better? The answer is probably both! Crossbreeding results in a greater chance of producing new and unique strains, but at the same time, it increases the likelihood that some traits will be lost along the way to produce more desirable crops. On the other hand, regular seeds offer a wider choice and allow for more random results.
One thing you have to keep in mind is that no matter what method of crossbreeding you use, the result will be male plants that only produce female pollen. They won’t always have exactly the same traits as females, but they will be close enough that you should be able to harvest pollen from either male or female plants. If you’re growing outdoors, you can choose to cross-breed your plants using either male or female plants which can still produce regular cannabis seeds, but the ultimate result might not be quite as consistent.
However, there are some growers who use autoflowering seeds as a form of hybrid marijuana. Autoflowering seeds can be used to create the same kinds of crops that regular cannabis seeds would, and many people are using these methods to make sure that they get as much usable marijuana out of their plants as possible. With autoflowering seeds, the amount of time and energy spent producing regular seeds is reduced, which allows for more efficient growing cycles.
While autoflowering is popular among certain types of growers, it’s not an option that is readily available to everyone. Many professional breeders and growers are the only ones who have access to the technology required to use autoflowering seeds. There are also growers who choose to crossbreed their plants with regular cannabis seeds, but they must do so using specific types of genetics. For example, some of these strains will only produce very small amounts of hybrid marijuana and will instead produce purebred offspring. Even then, some of these strains tend to have lower yields than purebred marijuana, meaning that they will not be able to produce as much marijuana for each plant that they grow.
Crossbreeding is the process of taking two separate plants with the same set of genes and breeding them together so that both pieces will produce the same results. This is one of the most effective ways of increasing the potency of your crops because any two pieces of cannabis seedling can contain a significantly greater amount of marijuana than a piece from a single parent plant, which means that each plant will produce more buds and leaves. However, because feminized cannabis seeds are the product of a crossbreeding between two different plants with the same set of genetics, they can be more effectively mixed with regular cannabis seeds, producing a higher yield than regular seeds would be.