Why Crosses Can Make Marijuana Seeds Grow Faster

Regular cannabis seeds always contain both male and female flowers in an optimal percentage of 50/50, where one flower out of each pair will typically show you the seed that is inside. To discover which is which, the cannabis seeds must be sown and then grown for a minimum of three weeks before they start to “seed.” Once they start to “seed,” the potency of each flower declines dramatically. Some buds will continue to grow until they reach an advanced point where the flowers are so large that they can easily be seen by the untrained eye. However, some buds will continue to grow until they reach a point where they are so small that even a trained eye cannot see them.

Some breeders have begun crossbreeding various strains to come up with more desirable results, but as far as marijuana seeds go, most strains are still going to be pretty hard to come by. That means the chances of you finding a feminized marijuana seed are slim. And even if you do find one, the effects may not be worth the risk. There is also the risk involved in keeping and breeding a hybrid between two strains that could lead to a crosspotulation.

Most feminized cannabis seeds are bred to stop growing when they’re about three inches tall. Some hybrid cannabis seeds may continue to grow until they’re about six inches tall, although this rarely occurs. Some may even continue to grow until they’re about eight inches tall, although this rarely occurs either. All the good breeders know that some plants only flower for a limited period, and they therefore lengthen the flowering period to get them to bloom the most. But in general, most feminized cannabis seeds will stop flowering after the first two weeks of flowering.

Many gardeners looking for feminized marijuana are therefore left with regular cannabis seeds and feminized autoflowering seeds. Because of the limited nature of autoflowering seeds, it’s a lot harder to grow them than it is to get regular cannabis seeds. It is, however, much easier to grow feminized autoflowering seeds than it is to get regular cannabis seeds. Breeders are therefore able to provide feminized crops that are bigger and more prolific than regular cannabis seeds.

While most marijuana enthusiasts are aware that regular cannabis seeds are basically clones of one particular plant, few people realize that it’s actually possible to breed different types of cannabis plants. The easiest way to achieve this is by taking cloned leaves from one of your mother plants and breeding them into your flowering plants. The result is a new plant with all the characteristics of its mother plant, but with its own set of unique qualities. This is called “mother-child clones”, and these can in fact be more potent than regular cannabis seeds.

So how can you tell if you have taken the appropriate steps towards feminizing a regular cannabis seed? One of the best indicators is in the potency. The mother plant will produce small buds that contain mostly females. But, the subsequent flowering buds – the ones that contain daughters – will be produced by males. In order to differentiate between the two types, you need to look at the potency of the daughter buds.

If you find a great deal of female flowers on the mother plant and only a small number of male flowers, then you’re probably dealing with regular marijuana seeds. However, if you see that there are almost equal numbers of male and female blossoms, then you likely have feminized cannabis seeds. Just because you see a greater proportion of females doesn’t mean that the plant has been crossed with another type of cannabis plant (you wouldn’t know this unless you got your hands on a genetics report). Rather, the greater amount of females is because of nature intended.

There are some specific things that a cross can do. Crosses between indica and sativa, for example, can make feminized cannabis seeds much more likely to produce feminized plants. Crosses between albicans and hellebores, on the other hand, can make the plants hardery and able to tolerate greater amounts of heat. Crosses between the well known chrysanthemums and nasturtiums can also increase the likelihood of flowering, while crosses between polygena and tobacco seem to have the opposite effect. If you’re growing a plant for personal consumption, you shouldn’t worry about the differences between the different species of cannabis (though I’m sure you’d understand the meaning behind it if you were a serious grower), but for those who want to take their gardening to a higher level and start breeding their own plants, you should pay close attention to nature intended and consider carefully which crops you want to cross with each other to increase your yields.