If crossing two different strains, you'll likely end-up with seeds that take on:
A) the traits of mostly the male.
B) the traits of mostly the female.
C) somewhat equal traits from both.
D) the traits of mostly the male's parents.
E) the traits of mostly the female's parents.
F) the traits of some of the males parents, and some from the female.
G) the traits of some of the female's parents, some of the males traits, and an unknown mutant or two.
and on, and on.....


Quote Originally Posted by texas grass
its hard to tell exactly what the male gives to the gene pool cause we cant/dont sample the males, its more or less guess work
Not necessarily true. Have you never grown a plant from seed, put it into flower, and said "wow...I sure hope this is a female". Only to find out it's a male? That's the one you want to use for pollen. :thumbsup:
When selecting a male to cross with, you can still select traits you want to encourage, just like the females. Stretch between internodes, adaptability of the plant to your growroom and conditions, smell, coloring, size, length of flowering times, general health, and even trichome production...can all be variances you'll want to consider when selecting a male or female for pollinating. From that point forward, keep fingers crossed and hope for the best. :jointsmile:
If unfamiliar with the strain, it makes this process a bit more difficult, but growlogs and strain guides can help fill in the missing info.

And yes...the leaves from mature male plants get you stoned. (unless it's dirt weed you're growing to begin with) On more than one occation, males have pulled me thru dry spells, which prevents me from prematurely plucking a female.

edit....Dammit Stinky, you sure type fast, lol.