This is a question that comes up often in growing circles. Feminized cannabis seeds are marketed as producing only female plants, but growers sometimes report seeing what they believe are males. So can feminized seeds really grow into male plants? The short answer is that it is extremely unlikely,...
Read MoreGenetics is at the center of every living thing on Earth. Each group is limited in its abilities by the genetic pool of variables that they’ve inherited. In the same way that our eye and hair colour is determined by our parents and theirs by their own parents, cannabis...
Read MoreThere’s something uniquely alluring about dark cannabis plants, and purple strains have risen to prominence over the last decade, thanks largely in part to Girl Scout Cookies and Grandaddy Purple, which tend to produce dark plants, even when hybridised with other strains. In this article, we’ll briefly touch on...
Read MoreCannabis seeds, like all living things, have a window of viability whereafter germination can become challenging, or even impossible. Most cannabis seeds can be stored for between 2 to 3 years from their harvest date in a cupboard, or more than 5 years in a fridge or freezer, before...
Read MoreIf you’ve ever wondered why some cannabis seeds are dark, while others are light, or why some are smaller than others, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we’ll look at what determines how each seed looks and why seeds from different strains may look indistinguishable from...
Read MoreGrowing cannabis is one of those things that a lot of people try and then give up on shortly afterwards. Often because they aren’t happy with the quality of their flower and the amount of effort they took to get there. If you’re in a similar position or simply...
Read MoreAbout a decade ago, there was an article shared on social media showing growers how they can look at their seeds and tell that they’re female just from looking at them. More recently, there have been claims that AI tools can analyze seeds and tell the grower even before...
Read MoreIf you’re new to buying cannabis seeds, you may see the back of some packaging and feel a bit lost at what all is being shown, and its relevance to your grow. While each breeder approaches this differently, and some packaging gives very little information, others have a lot...
Read MoreThe most important question before buying cannabis seeds is how they’re going to be grown. It’s not a one-size-fits-all process and choosing the right seeds for you means understanding what’s important to you in those genetics. I understand that you’re probably just looking to find the best strain without doing...
Read MoreIf you’ve been browsing through seed catalogs in the last few years, you may have seen a variety of weed seeds called “Fast Flowering” or sometimes just “FAST”. While descriptive, this term is also broad and open to interpretation. At what stage does a strain become ‘fast flowering’ and...
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