Marijuana seeds vs clones

Clones have their advantages, but as many growers who have recently started to again grow from seed will attest, they can also be problematic. The obvious advantage of growing from clones is that you're guaranteed to have an all female grow room. You will also know exactly what you're getting: clones will be virtually identical to their source female, so sativa/indica ratio and all other cannabis characteristics including potency will be also the same.

The problems with clones are inherent in their advantages. Because they are not produced through a natural sexual process, successive generations of clones often lose their vigor. They no longer retain the punch that mother plants once had. Potency drops, aroma flattens, growth rates slow. Clones can also be vectors of disease and insects. Growers tell horror stories of spider mites traveling on clones from grow room to grow room, until an entire city was infested with creepy crawlers which originated in one evil grow room.

Clonning is fine when you start with seeds and than start clonning your first generation of plants. Starting with clones is a bad idea because you just might have gotten the tenth generation clone. And you'll be unable to tell if it has the vigour and strenght it should. To be sure your clones are the best possible fresh and strong first generation start with seeds. Buy seeds from a well established marijuana seeds company to be sure of what you are getting. Purchased seeds have full descriptions of their distinctive characteristics as well as personalized growing information. Clones come without any newbie info.

Security is also a very important factor for a grower, as clones usually have to be received from someone and transported to their destination. You wouldn't like to be stopped by police while driving your clones to your grow room. You don't really want somebody to know about your grow, but the person who gave you clones in first place knows already. On the other hand ordering and receiving marijuana seeds is discreet and stealth, you get a plain package and nobody knows what is inside. Keep the fact you are growing in secret and you'll be safe.

Some people believe clone crop seasons are shorter than seed crop seasons, but some clones take 70-90 days to get to harvest. Seed crops grown from some of the earlier maturing varieties can go from sprout to harvest in as few as 90 days. People growing for maximum production might feel that the two or three weeks per harvest cycle they save growing clones, along with not having to rip males out of the grow room, makes growing from seeds a waste of time and money. It all depends on what you're growing for. Seeds are awesome, the plants are amazing and have larger leaves and what appears to be a more vigorous growth. Especially when you have only been dealing with clones for years the switch to seeds is fun.

If you've decided that you want to try growing from seeds, you want to get the finest seeds possible. In my humble opinion Netherlands marijuana seed farms breed the best ones, take a look at some of strains for seed beginners from a cannabis seeds producer that hasn't let me down so far:

Strain name Description Sativa/
Indica
High Flowering time Yield Yoruba Nigeria
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Yoruba Nigeria


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Read why we recommend this seedbank, not any other. A pure strain from darkest Africa "the original". Africa always produces amazing strains this one is special because it has not been crossed with other strains. It has a very hash like taste and nice high. Sativa/Indica 90%/10% An immediate rush! Hold it a sec, while my brain is telling my eyes to go on ahead! A nice chilled calm befalls you yet you feel active in odd moments. 8 weeks Indoor/Outdoor 350gr/m2 White Widow
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White Widow


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Read why we recommend this seedbank, not any other. The most rewarded variety of recent years in Holland. The plants are white of THC-glands, even on big parts of the fan leaves. A very soft smoke and great "High". One of a kind, the winner of the Cannabis Cup 1995. This plant is the strongest among the weed species. A short plant with rather few leaves. Sativa/Indica 40%/60% Sharp and strong. Very quick hitting and a good combo of body high with a bit of uplifting. If You want to try only one marijuana in a lifetime - choose THIS ONE. Awesome, unforgettable! 8 weeks Indoor/Outdoor
240gr/400gr Ganja Dwarf
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Ganja Dwarf


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Read why we recommend this seedbank, not any other. It's a simple, easy and very small plant growing 30 - 50 cm, which is perfect for the smaller grow spaces or outside planting, hidden behind high vegatives, the so called guerrilla growing. Ganja Dwarf is a crossbreed of a powerful indica and the characteristic properties of the mexican ruderalis plant. Ruderalis is a so called auto-flowering plant, which immediately starts flowering after germination, even exposed to 24 hours of light. Sativa/Indica
30%/70% Natural high - indica buzz 8 - 9 weeks Indoor/Outdoor
150 gr/m2 indoor

Continue reading here: Marijuana Seeds Genetics Importance for Growing and Yielding

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