Regular seed is a type of cannabis seed that can be used to breed new cultivars or produce superior clones. It is free from tampering and operates exactly how nature intended.
Regular seeds have a 50% chance of emerging as either male or female plants. This makes them ideal for breeding and cloning, as it allows growers to create new genetics while retaining the original strain’s characteristics.
Breeding
The breeding process for regular seed involves germination and selecting seeds with the desired traits. It’s a very complex and time-consuming procedure that may take many attempts.
The seeds may also have limited yield. This is because of the sex of the plants.
In order to ensure that only females produce buds, the grower should remove males from early vegetative stages. This will prevent accidental pollination and ensure high-potency buds.
Feminized cannabis seeds are a type of regular seed that has been altered to ensure a predominately female crop. They are often used by commercial growers to increase the yield and quality of their crops.
Unlike regular seed, feminized seeds are reversible, meaning that they can be reversed by spraying a sex switch on the plant. This is usually done when the plant is in the early flowering cycle.
Cloning
Cloning involves taking a cutting from the parent plant and growing that root system to a mature stage. Unlike seeds, which need to germinate and go through the vegetative and flowering stages before they’re ready for transplanting, clones grow faster because they already have roots.
Despite their rapid growth, clones still need time to develop a full set of leaves and buds. They also tend to have less yield than seeds because they don’t have a taproot, making them more vulnerable to environmental pests and sickness.
However, if you have the right knowledge and experience, clones can be a great way to save money and start fresh with genetics you like. They can also help you make new strains without having to buy all the seeds.
Harvesting
Seeds are a valuable part of the harvest of many vegetables and herbs. Saving seeds requires careful monitoring and collection, drying, cleaning, and processing.
Several vegetable and herb plants display clues to when the seeds are ripe and ready for picking. Crops that have seed pods and/or husks, such as beans and peas, can be harvested earlier than those where the seeds are contained in the fruit itself (e.g. lettuce, dill).
As a general rule, you can collect seed from most crops when 60-80% of their seeds have matured and are dry enough to handle. However, there are many factors that can affect the maturity of a crop, such as wind, rain, and hungry animals.
You can determine the ripeness of seed by observing the colour, shape and texture of pods and capsules. Also, a good indicator is whether or not the seed can be rubbed off of a plant’s stalk easily, such as with crops like beets.
Storage
Seeds require proper storage from the time they are harvested until planted for successful crop production. During this period, seeds are protected from pests and disease.
During seed storage, the moisture content is kept in a controlled way for preventing deterioration. It is also to maintain the initial quality of the seeds like germination, purity, vigour etc.
The best method of storage for regular seed is to place them in a cool, dry and light-proof container. Ideally, these should be airtight glass jars with a desiccant in the bottom.
