This is something that a group I belong to is testing. Thus far, with 20-30 growers, at varying levels and sizes.... selecting seed based off the caldera, we have had 80-90% accuracy in selecting the sex of a plant off of visual inspection of the seed alone.
I would like to expand the number of tests performed.
When we originally began... I wanted to call "myth-busted"... but here we are with countless seeds germinated collectively... This one seems to have some real merit....
I encourage anyone who has seeds to germinate, to inspect the caldera, and report back after that seed has shown sex.... This has already proven to be a real time saver.... I cannot call it FACT without much more testing.... I appreciate anyone willing to help out in testing the efficacy of this method of seed selection.
Some quotes on the subject....
I would like to expand the number of tests performed.
When we originally began... I wanted to call "myth-busted"... but here we are with countless seeds germinated collectively... This one seems to have some real merit....
I encourage anyone who has seeds to germinate, to inspect the caldera, and report back after that seed has shown sex.... This has already proven to be a real time saver.... I cannot call it FACT without much more testing.... I appreciate anyone willing to help out in testing the efficacy of this method of seed selection.
Some quotes on the subject....
mr_goodwrench_0 said:The seed chart has been about 90% for me. In fact, the only time it was wrong, so far, was on my last seed of The Black.every single seed was male.
X_man said:
Buzzed said:
MrPapageorgio said:
HatchBrew said:
That seed chart holds water. I've dropped a many of beans this way the only males were intentionally grown or from a bean that I couldn't really tell. But perfect round ends 100% of the time ended up female.
I'm sure 90% of growers have fem seeds on hand, go look. I bet all will have perfect round tips
