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better yet, forsake profit, and give the seeds away, and plant your leftovers in the wilderness ... and to add something to Phytokind's response ... sometimes there is a trait that comes across better, stronger in the F2, than both or either of the parents possessed, an anomaly the botanists call 'vigor', if I remember right (I may be wrong about the term, I just now woke up) ... :smokin:
Yeah there's some kind of vigor that happens with hybrids. I presume that the best breeders can breed this into at least some of their plants.
phytokind Reviewed by phytokind on . Finding that pheno... I have been interested in a few different exotic varieties, but starting with a 10 (or 12) seed/plant base, what are the chances of getting that perfect pheno? Not very likely IMHO, as stability does not seem to be the commercial breeders strongest skills. How about starting 10 packs instead of 1 - well 10 times the chance to find an outstanding candidate.. but cost is much increased to start, as well as space and equipment needed, and it seems like the same crapshoot, just a slightly larger Rating: 5