differences in fem vs reg seeds

[vajra]

Hi dubi

I am going to order some seeds soon, and I would like to try Congo and Bangi Haze.

I will not be breeding, so don't have a specific need for males.
But are there any differences that can help me decide between feminized and regular seeds for Congo?

What about Bangi Haze?

Are there any other faster flowering sativas in your collection that you would recommend? I am growing outdoors at 39 degrees N.

Thanks!

 

[dubi]

Hi dubi

I am going to order some seeds soon, and I would like to try Congo and Bangi Haze.

I will not be breeding, so don't have a specific need for males.
But are there any differences that can help me decide between feminized and regular seeds for Congo?

What about Bangi Haze?

Are there any other faster flowering sativas in your collection that you would recommend? I am growing outdoors at 39 degrees N.

Thanks!

Hi vajra,

Most of our classic strains, released in standard (regular) and feminized format, share same character, traits, behaviour, .... and overall feeling that makes you recognize a strain, something by its own.
Regular or fem.

If the strain is radically different in each format then they are different hybrids (with similar genetic background), but different.

We try to breed our most popular and highly worked strains, in regular and feminized version, always looking for the concept or goal we have in mind for the strain, that's why we can use same official strain descriptions at our website for a single strain, in both formats. Because both are basically the same strain.

Bangi Haze and Congo are highly worked congolese hybrids, and they have been bred in a similar way for both regular and feminized format (as stated in our website), and with very similar parental plants for each strain.

Obviously regular and feminized offspring cannot be exactly the same, even for the same strain. To make it simple, You can use the same mother (A) for regular and fem seed production, but for regular seed production you need a male (B), while for fem seed production you need a reversed female (with the same A female, which would produce a S1 fem line, or reversing a different female (C).
So standard and feminized versions should be as similar as possible, but they can never be the same exact genetic combination, so even when working with predictable inbred/stabilized strains you should appreciate certain differences between regular and feminized versions of the same strain, although both can meet the goal of the strain in their own way and complement each other.

As per strain recommendations, you can grow great ACE sativas and sativas hybrids at 39º from our catalog (all our strains have been bred around 37º).
Sativa strains like Bangi Haze, Congo, Panama, Malawi, Tikal, Zamaldelica will finish without any problems at your latitude.
With very similar flowering and harvest times as the ones stated at our website.

Best regards, dubi

 

[vajra]

Dubi

thank you so much for this very complete answer, I learned a lot. I hope that others who have the same question will find your answer here so that you don't have to rewrite it.

Right now I have four OE seedlings from a pack you sent me three years ago. I got a tremendous Yunnan pheno, the largest bud I have ever seen on a two foot plant with almost no other branching. It was strong and energetic. Terrific!

When these are done, I will order more, and I think I will just get fems this time.

thanks!
vajra

 

[farmerlion]

Varja, Plants like that ROCK! I had a Golden Tiger like that. The whole plant from soil top was 24" and of that 17" was a solid mail cola like my forearm. It had four branches under main cola sucked in tight with egg sized buds. I'm a huge OE and GT fan. Best wishes for you in the new year. Peace