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08-21-2006, 02:49 PM #3
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~Pollinated Plants~
Yes, but not nearly as much bud mass. The plant knows it is pollinated and puts energy into growing seeds to maturity. So what will end up happening is that if you pollinate early in flower, your total flowering time will be shortened by a week-ish. This is because that last little burst of growth that a sensi plant puts on right before harvest, the energy has already been used up making seeds.
Originally Posted by CYRAX
That is correct. A pure male only makes pollen. Technically it has buds, but they are the buds of the male flower, not the female buds that you are interested in.
Originally Posted by CYRAX
There's a major fundamental problem with what you propose.
Originally Posted by CYRAX
There are a few basic types of cannabis, which include (but are not limited to) inbred lines that breed true when crossed to each other, clone-only varieties that originated by some cross that may not be available to you the average grower, or even really reproducible through breeding (that's why they are clone only, get it?), F1 hybrids that are a simple cross between a couple really good strains, etc... You see? Lots of possibilities.
Now if you can get your paws on a pure inbred-line strain, yes, you can keep your seed supply going. Just make sure that is ALL you have growing in your growroom otherwise you will run the risk of introducing unknown genetics which could fuck up your line.
Breeding a clone-only strain and expecting to get something good from it would mean research and testing to find a suitable pollen donor. LOTS of time, patience, and you need a lot of space to do a serious breeding project.
Crossing F1 hybrids to each other is kind of pointless for the average grower. The idea of an F1 is the concept of 'hybrid vigor', in which the offspring of 2 inbred stains, crossed, will give vigorous plants with desirable characteristics inherited from both parents. The next generation, the F2, tends to lose the strength of hybrid vigor, AND then you have the added probl;em of TONS of variation in phenotype, which can be a royal bitch if you end up with a bunch of plants all growing at different rates.
So before you try to keep your seeds going, look up inbred lines, such as Skunk#1 or Northern Lights #1. I think Island Sweet Skunk is also stabilized. That's what I 'd start with if I were you. Solid foundation, you know?
As for # of seeds, who the hell knows?
Do you still want to get some sensi bud? Just pollinate a couple branches with a paintbrush and you'll still have some seedless parts.
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