Seed Selection

BloodShotI'z

I clipped this pic from a fellow grower elsewhere. At the time I had a grow going....all turned out male and hermie. Needless to say I was bummed out.

So I got hold of some quality seeds and was about to germinate. But I thought about this picture diagraming how to identify seeds that will grow into a female plant.

Chrystal ball, voo-doo, dreaming, or crazy....Call it what you want. But I used this chart in choosing which of my seeds to germ. As of today...5/7 plants of mine are female with the last two not yet showing sex.

So I thought I should throw this up here....You be the judge.

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SHAMAN

I've seen this before, and have used the method, With about 90% success rate. But I can go threw a lot of seeds in a season. So I am bound to see some males..

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BloodShotI'z

Hey Shaman...

I havent run by many that have tried this. Good to see another who has and with success. I had to make my grow count ans I only had a few seeds. I thought why not...it cant hurt anything. Im pleasantly surprised.

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btdt

Not gonna say it isn't true...

but I'd love to see someone do a test with about 20 beans chosen via this method and see how the M/F ratios play out...and then see a "random" pick of another 20 of the same beans and see how those M/F ratios play out.

I just buy/pop some female or good fem'd seeds from an experienced breeder if I'm wanting an extremely high ratio of girls...

or I just whack a tray of clones! ;-)

SHAMAN

I first seen this in a Hightimes mag years ago,
I will be willing to do a test on this in the spring to show every one it works. But till then I don't have the room..

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GeckoPunk

Shaman,

I gotta thank ya for this one because I've been a real skeptic about that picture. I didn't have to open it because I've seen it before. Somethin' about the perfectly round beans with holes are ladies and the footballs are guys, along those lines...

But yeah, If you could do some research on that, I personally would be grateful...

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jangel

hey Folks, this is kewl! Thanks Toke for pointing this out. I might just try this next time I germ seeds.

Peace

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tokecrazy

Hey Jangel I have been using it ever scent I read it when blood post it and Yes it dose do me right.I couldnt find it the other day,thanks for finding it and posting it up.I planted 10 seeds without grading them and 10 using the pix chart .The 10 without came out with 4 males and the 10 graded came out 9 females to one male.The next bunch I germ were 100%females.It works for me. Peace

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jangel

Wonderful endorsement ! That is good enough for me, to say it works.

If a Master grower like tokecrazy does this and it works, then it is true.

That is all she wrote.

Thanks toke.

Peace

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Pappy

I guess I'll have to try this with my new seeds. They should arrive within the next couple of days. I ordered some "Cluster Bomb" from HGS. If they are like the description on the web site, I will be sooooooooo happy.

Pappy

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