decrease the chance of having all males using math

If you have 2 pots, and germinate 20 seeds, you DO increase your chances of getting 2 females. No one is saying that this is concrete. Statistics is not fact, its an educated guess. People in statistics never say, theres a 70% chance for rain. They would say, there is a 60-80% chance of rain. Thus, allowing them a better chance of being correct.

If you were to bet me I couldn't flip a coin heads 2 times, I would ask how many times I get to flip the coin, if you give me 2 times and I want 20 times, I have a better chance of flipping heads when the coin is flipped 20 times then only 2. Like you said, if every seed has a 50% chance of being male/female. The more chances you give the crop to BE female the better the chance you will get your desired outcome.

In this case, you'd be running 20 different experiments. All at 50%. If I only ran 2 experiments, I'd hate my odds. If I ran 20, I'd take those any day.

And feminized seeds will of course increase your chances, but no one is arguing that point.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Balkey

If you have 2 pots, and germinate 20 seeds, you DO increase your chances of getting 2 females. No one is saying that this is concrete.

---

Ah, but see, we're not talking about just germinating the seeds, we're talking about GROWING them. So you're going to grow 20 plants in hopes of 2 females? Well, best of luck to ya.

I'm not saying that it wouldn't, couldn't or shouldn't happen. By no means would I NOT want it to happen. From my experience with luck though, you only get so much. And sooner or later your method of mass-cropping and then trashing months of work to get a desired outcome is going to falter to it's knees with INEFFECTIVENESS.

Personally, I'd skip the bullshit and just get my hands on some feminized seeds.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Balkey

Like you said, if every seed has a 50% chance of being male/female. The more chances you give the crop to BE female the better the chance you will get your desired outcome.

---

I understand that. And that is a valid method of getting MORE females.

But if we look at overall effectiveness of a grow-space that is limited by lets say, 2 plants, the less plants you have to use to accquire the desired outcome of 2 females (which is what we agreed that the grow-space is limited to) the more effective and efficient your grow-space is. It's a little thing I picked up from 5yrs of outdoor growing called LESS WORK MORE RESULTS.

Do you really want to have to tend to 10 or 20 plants only to throw them away and use a mere 2?! I don't see the logic there. Now I could understand if you could accomodate for like 6 plants. Then maybe you could germinate and GROW 8 plants for goodluck, but come on now...

Also, if the growspace can only support the completion of 2 plants to begin with, how intelligent would it be to try and grow 20 plants, or even 6 for that matter, in a setup that can only viably support 2?? Simply to try and get those 2 females...

If ya ask me I think people need to seriously start looking into feminization of seeds because if you want to talk about odds, well, as luck would have it the odds are better when you know what you're doing...

I was using 20 plants as an exaggeration to stress the point. But in all honesty, if you only have room to grow 2 plants, feminized seeds would be the way to go simply because you really can't take the chance of getting a male.

But generally speaking, the more plants you can grow until sexing, the better, IF you have the room.

:smokin::stoned::stoned::stoned:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Balkey

I was using 20 plants as an exaggeration to stress the point. But in all honesty, if you only have room to grow 2 plants, feminized seeds would be the way to go simply because you really can't take the chance of getting a male.

But generally speaking, the more plants you can grow until sexing, the better, IF you have the room.

:smokin::stoned::stoned::stoned:

---

Agreed.

:jointsmile:

Feminized Marijuana Seeds <- Not the cheapest but for 3.5yrs straight I havn't had a single male from ANY of thier batches!!

What a coincidence, that's where I just bought my seeds from for the grow I am starting now. Those seeds sure do hurt my pocket though.:(:(:stoned:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Balkey

What a coincidence, that's where I just bought my seeds from for the grow I am starting now. Those seeds sure do hurt my pocket though.:(:(:stoned:

---

Yea, but that's some money well spent if you ask me.

You figure each batch comes with 10 seeds. Each plant can produce clones and are %99.9 female.

The cost of one batch could pay for itsself with one seed...

Thanks to cloning I've been able to make my own personal seedbank by purchasing seeds on sale at NL, putting one or two into growth and the others into the freezer and STILL have 150+ Gram yields off more than one plant every fall. I have 200+ seeds from NL. (and NO, none of them are for sale.)

Not to mention my stash of bagseed collected over the years...

What strain did you purchase from them?

LR2, I have a very limited grow space and wanted a faster turnaround time. Trying my hands at LR2. What the hell right? hahaha

I've never tried a LR strain.

It looks cool. Short little fat cola. I think my next grow I'm going to try some LR.

Yea, 75 bones for 10 seeds is steep. But like I said before, if cost is the problem, shit, ONE plant could make up for the cost of all 10 seeds...

True, but with this strain I have to get some seeds if I want to continue the strain so, my first harvest will be shitty. BUT, I shall learn some shit about it at least, so it won't all be wasted.

Until I am rich, I cannot consider buying seeds that I would be unable to clone from. Sure would love to try Lowryder though.