Quote Originally Posted by milkweed
we have been having a problem with obtaining strong genetics even through our local dispensary. ideally we'd drop some cash on some feminized seeds and turn them into mothers (if feminized seeds wern't so expensive). its hard to have the set up and the know how but not the gentics to back it up. any suggestions people???
don't take this the wrong way but, aren't you maybe being a little penny wise and dollar foolish?

you have obviously spent some serious cash on equipment and you also obviously have the know-how to perpetuate (either through pollenation or cloning) any strain you have. why would you hesitate to spend maybe $200.00 for a couple premium strains?

i don't know, maybe it's just me but, as a guy living so far below the poverty line that calling my stuff 'DIY' is a kindness, 'makeshift' would probably be closer to the mark. i don't even have a ph\ec meter.
that being said, my next $100.00+ purchase will be for some good genetics, i was checking Nirvana.com and they have many strains for $40.00 - $50.00 for 10 seeds
i hope to get myself 3 strains and collect pollen from males from each strain, then, down the road, i'd like to try crossing them, either way, i expect to grow those 3 strains for some years into the future so the expense will be an investment, not a cost.

anyway, thanks for posting your progress, your results, details of your set-up, lol, etc..., etc..., etc...