good evening all, i am almost ready to go after months of research just got to source some fem seeds and ventilation which i will put on another post. can anyone with experience of fems recommend a good strain to start. i prefer a sativa high myself but a good cross with a bit of stone would also be nice. its gonna be a cupboard grow 3x2x7 feet so prob looking at two plants most from seed. i ve been on a few seed sites and was recommended serious seeds but they dont do fems., i was directed to pure sativa site that sell seeds from various breeders, one of these was paradise seeds and ive got my eye on the following NEBULA . OPIUM .WAPPA . WHITEBERRY any feed on this much appreciated.

GreenHouse Seeds do some wicked seeds i have pm u

Can i ask why you need fem's?

Dutch passion do a good fem'd range.

I agree, but the germination rates are poor.

Good prices aswell.

Matt

If its your first grow, you might not want to start with something so exotic. Fem'd seeds is a good idea though.. plenty of good companies out there to choose from, and most put out an exceptional product.

e2a- I had 100% germ from GHS

iv had 100% germ rate with GHS

Whiteberry all the way mate she looks beautiful, tastes beautiful and the hit is just as good! and on top of that it finishes as fast as it says on the tin

greenhouse seed mate! cheep as chips, iv done 3 grows with um and never had a male, allllwwwwwaaaaaysss a nice strong smoke

I know a fair few folks who have been very happy with Paradise seeds.I've smoked theie Opium and Whiteberry and thought both were very enjoyable

As for Greenhouse...they do a lot of shit too, an awful lot in fact... I personally wouldn't touch them with a barge pole but thats just me

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Well I will say one or 2 things:-Nearly all of his stock are nothing more then hacks and his fems well when he says there 99.9% female what NobheadArjan means is that 99.9% will hermi......

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Dont waste you money on Greenhouse shite....

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cos i aint got much room mate and as its me first grow dont want to waste space with potential males. cheers for reply

I tried feminised Skunk Special from "female seeds" and got 100% germination and a good crop, there was no obvious variation between any of the plants. I ran out of space and flowered the mother, which I regret. I've noticed that they've just come back into stock for the first time in a couple of years, so I'll probably get some more.

I've also just recently started some femmed Trainwreck from GHS, only 2 of the 5 seeds germed. The two that germed are only a few weeks old but look healthy enough. If the TW turn out to be any good, I'll be going back to GHS to try some more of their strains.

The advantage with fems IMO is that you could get away with never having more than two plants at a time a mother and clone for flowering. For your first grow you only need two seeds, one to keep as a mother and one to flower. By the time the first one has flowered the mother will be ready to take clones from. It's not a perfect system, but works for me and keeps the space I need to a minimum.

If you're growing in soil then (with a few exceptions) fem seeds are a waste of money.

Soil plants have to start in small pots and get transplanted as they grow. This negates all the advantages of fem seeds as there is space for the males at first.

An exception would be if, like me, you have a favourite strain that is only available as fems. In my case it's Jacky White by Paradise Seeds, I've grown out almost 50 of them so far.

what a load of bollocks mate, dont know how your working that one out he still has to veg em till they show sex and if he only has a 'small' space then fems are just the ticket, first grow as well means no worries about sexing them. what happens if he get 8 males out of 10 seeds, first timers dont want that hassle

fems are good for compost and hydro mate

I take your point Robert, I really do. But I also take the point underlying lazi's post. I have two very small 'drobes one to veg, one to flower. Now, with careful management I can have 4 mothers and 2 seeds plus 4 cuts vegging in one drobe, and four plants flowering in the other one. Plenty of diversity.
But of course, not everyone has the time and liberty I have, I appreciate that and can see why they would opt for Femmed seeds. My one fear is that it is often newbies who make this choice (but not always, I know). And being newbies, it is not uncommon to find that the environment in their grows can be somewhat less than optimum. Just the sort of thing to give rise to femmed plants going hermaphrodite. And that's the whole grow potentially tits-up.
Femmed seeds are a gamble. They may be a good gamble, I don't know. Well, I can guess: They are a better gamble the more skill you have as a grower and a bigger gamble the newer you are to growing.
Growing standrad non-femmed seeds out may be a more lengthy process to get going, but I think its safer, less chancey. Just needs patience and a tad of dedication.
But chacun a son goute and all that.

aye, I agree with your points there Arnold, especialy with regards to stressing the plants and therefore hermi issues, and i can also see your point about the space issue and what you can fit in a small space, i was just trying to point out that whether growing hydro or compost that it shouldnt really make a difference on whether you do fems or not.

But each to thier own, and what suits one does not always suit another

Hi Spiller,

I'm a femmed seed convert these days and in my experience you can't go wrong with Paradise Seeds. I did their Ice Cream last year, 100% germ rate, no hermies (I've not had any hermies in any of my femmed grows) and a top smoke at the end of it. I would definately recommend them for your first grow. Have a look at a few diaries and you'll struggle to find anyone slagging off Paradise. Main thing, as others have said, is get your enviroment right and you shouldn't have any problems.

Good luck m8

Special B

got some femaleseeds ice & ww/bb , fingers crossed , but if the ice is the same mother as the old one , then ye ha waited 2 years for these beans ...

I tried the femaleseeds ice it stretches a lot, watch out for that it can go from a tiny compact bush just a few inches high, to a huge sprawling monster that had to be tied down all over the place.

i dont get this hermie problem with femmed seeds i get alot less hermies with fem seeds than i ever got with regular seeds