Regular marijuana seeds have just the right chromosomes (X and Y) to grow into a female or male plant, so those regular marijuana seeds will grow into either a female or male plant. Since these regular marijuana seeds are naturally cheaper than feminized plants, these regular seeds are often purchased by many growers simply because they don’t plan to cultivate all of the seeds to feminize. Any time a plant grows more than one half of one pollen cup, it is considered a feminized plant. However, most feminized plants are sold for much less than their natural counterparts.
Many growers purchase regular marijuana seeds because they don’t plan to grow all of the feminized seeds to begin with. Anytime that a plant grows more than one half of a pollen cup, it is considered a feminized plant. However, most feminized plants are sold for much less than their natural counterparts. Some farmers who grow feminized plants hope that someday cultivation of the regular marijuana seeds will become popular. If this happens, more people may grow marijuana using feminized seeds so that it will become easier and cheaper to get marijuana.
The two different kinds of marijuana plants that are used for growing are male and female. Typically, when marijuana plants grow up, one of the plants will produce a black “headed” stem with small white flowers on it. This stem is called a “joint” and the flower is about two to three inches long. Some buds are more difficult to grow and then they produce the larger flowers. These flowers are called “bolts”.
The reason why feminized marijuana plants take so much less time to mature is because the females do not produce so many seeds during their flowering stage. This makes them rarer than their regular seeds. But, the females do have a possibility to produce more seeds during their second or third year of development. Normally, a marijuana plant will produce two seeds during its first year of growth. With feminized seeds this time frame is shortened by about half of a step.
The reason why feminized forms of cannabis are more popular is because people find it easier to grow and control. By breeding regular marijuana seeds with un-sexed seeds, many new, unique hybrid strains of cannabis are created. Many times the new hybrid varieties are far easier to control and grow than regular un-sexed seeds. For example, some of the new varieties of cannabis that are being grown now have been created through genetics, crossing and mutation of traditional cannabis.
The process of crossbreeding different un-sexed marijuana seeds with feminized or autoflowering seeds takes patience and a great deal of know how on how to cultivate marijuana. Crossbreeding can be as simple as growing two plants of the same sex; however, more complex crossbreeding procedures are used when crossbreeding. Crossbreeding is not an exact science and, as such mistakes are possible. When attempting to crossbreed regular marijuana seeds with feminized or autoflowering seeds, care should be taken to avoid the possibility of contaminating the feminized or autoflowering seeds.
Many reputable breeders of marijuana seed banks specialize in crossbreeding and have studied and tested crossbred lines to produce only the best quality marijuana possible. Because feminized and autoflowering seeds available today are rarer to find, it takes considerable effort to locate a good breeder. Many new hybrid varieties of cannabis are being developed every year. To ensure that you get only the healthiest and most desirable plants crossbred for use as marijuana, crossbreeding should be done by only the most experienced breeders and experts.
Hybridization allows farmers and breeders to experiment with the genetics of their cannabis crops. By creating a mixture of genetics from two plants of the same species, hybridization allows the possibility of new crops with better qualities to emerge. Crossbreeding helps farmers make wiser plant selections. For example, by crossbreeding indica and sativa plants, hybrid marijuana seeds available today can offer better levels of caffeine. Crossbreeding can also be useful for reducing the effects of stress and disease on marijuana plants and allow them to more easily adapt to the climate and circumstances.