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It takes years to truly work a strain when working with all allele frequencies. Open pollination is best.Does anyone have any advice on how to become a seed breeder? I live in a medical state and this year looks
very promising for legalization. I am wondering if anyone has advice on the process and what it takes to
become a breeder? Any advice would be appreciated. thanks
Learn everything you can about seeds, how they are created, what they are made of, all the difference traits a seed can have, then learn about genetics, and start breeding seeds.Does anyone have any advice on how to become a seed breeder?
Not necessarily times have changed for breeding what once took years and a breeder making his signature strain something either looks, smell , yield now is long gone ..It takes years to truly work a strain when working with all allele frequencies. Open pollination is best.
Step 1.. find a good male you like and start making sexy time with all your girls.
Hahaha called it.You could also just beg for elite cuts find a random male and pollen chuck the hell outta them make a few handles online and hype everything super hard test nothing then fall off the planet when the hermagedon happens oh you need a snazzy name and a ridiculous price tag too .
Hi. Thanks for your reply and input. For me I am not new to the selection of breeding or hoping I get lucky to get the next winning strain for cashing in purpose. A business is a business and the passion must be there for success. Yes we must start with our foundation and build from there. For me creating that elite is what I will stride for. The cash in is the last thought. Of course we all need to make our living's . I understand it will take time to get there years of frustration can lead to success. I agree not many true breeders today. Do we call them breeders or renamers! Anyways thanks for your input.Not necessarily times have changed for breeding what once took years and a breeder making his signature strain something either looks, smell , yield now is long gone ..
Today's era of breeder is all about cashing in taking last years elte winning cup strain and crossing it with this years elite cup strain or more or less taking someone else's years of work and passing it off as there with crossing two elite strains most thought after :) these breeders are not true breeders , in my books there just lucky to be able to have the resources to get most sought after cup winning strains and crossing them before the next Hill billy does and putting it to market
true breeding is a lost art and why so many hermie prone genetics are out in the public to day
Honestly not many of the people calling themselves breeders these days are willing to put in the kind of work it takes to produce quality strains/crosses but then again no one seems to care about that anymore just hype it and let the fanboys take over lol
A couple of years of successful grows under your belt is paramount for anybody that wants to start selling beans to the public for profit, then you'll need that special, unique plant(s)/genetics in your harem that's worthy of a breeding project(s)..... a good eye and selection skills are definitely needed too!
Imho if someone hasn't been growing atleast 5 - 10 years they shouldn't even be thinking about becoming one.
once you can do all that,then worry about the successful business end of it.that's the blueprint anyway.I have got a lot of respect for these two guys.Learn everything you can about seeds, how they are created, what they are made of, all the difference traits a seed can have, then learn about genetics, and start breeding seeds.
Creating seeds is something else than breeding new varieties. You probably meant plant breeder instead of seed breeder, and obviously specifically cannabis, in which case you need mainly three things: motivation, time and space. The more you learn about cannabis, botany, genetics and plant breeding methods (when to do what) the more effectively you can use that time and space.
U just described every last brreder on this site!!!!Not necessarily times have changed for breeding what once took years and a breeder making his signature strain something either looks, smell , yield now is long gone ..
Today's era of breeder is all about cashing in taking last years elte winning cup strain and crossing it with this years elite cup strain or more or less taking someone else's years of work and passing it off as there with crossing two elite strains most thought after :) these breeders are not true breeders , in my books there just lucky to be able to have the resources to get most sought after cup winning strains and crossing them before the next Hill billy does and putting it to market
true breeding is a lost art and why so many hermie prone genetics are out in the public to day
U just described every last brreder on this site!!!!
Nobody's puttin in the werk anymore and hence the reason i gave up runnin seeds.
Not necessarily times have changed for breeding what once took years and a breeder making his signature strain something either looks, smell , yield now is long gone ..
Today's era of breeder is all about cashing in taking last years elte winning cup strain and crossing it with this years elite cup strain or more or less taking someone else's years of work and passing it off as there with crossing two elite strains most thought after :) these breeders are not true breeders , in my books there just lucky to be able to have the resources to get most sought after cup winning strains and crossing them before the next Hill billy does and putting it to market
true breeding is a lost art and why so many hermie prone genetics are out in the public to day
Don't forget a good origin story, preferably involving shamans, indians and hill people in exotic unreachable locations.oh you need a snazzy name and a ridiculous price tag too .
Exactly, that is the problem.Problem is that most growers don't even take the time to educate themselves on history or botany basics and because of this, everyone wants to make money off them!
I pointed out plant breeder rights a few times and am entirely for it, and agree with much of what you posted but lost me at "Tom Hill".Tom Hill
It was neville that realised seeds were allowed to be made/ sold legaly in holland,(why hes known as the father of dutch seedbanks)and most of sensis strains were bred by him too, sensis not what it used to be.76Don't forget a good origin story, preferably involving shamans, indians and hill people in exotic unreachable locations.
Exactly, that is the problem.
I pointed out plant breeder rights a few times and am entirely for it, and agree with much of what you posted but lost me at "Tom Hill".
Also, Ben Dronkers has been arrested over 80 times defying cops and laws and without his efforts most of the varieties today would not have become so widely available, including for many "breeders". Cannabis is illegal in NL opposed to what many believe. It was Ben Dronkers who figured out seeds were excluded from the ban and didn't capitulate. I don't think sensi has great breeders but you call him an opportunist, I call him a goddamn hero with a good business instinct. Yes, I agree growers should learn more about the history.
You mentioned some releasing strains every year to continue to make money and then go on to mention Bodhi... with their "special genetics file". Very big fan base so I will keep this short.... Snow Lotus, Super Snow Lotus, Green Lotus, Super Silver Yo Mama, Apollo 11, Temple (used to chuck a dozen crosses), and many of their varieties would not exist without Sensi making the old classics so widely available.
Breeding true is a means, never a goal by itself. Homozygosity is a road to homogeneity. Higher filial generations do not equate to more "real" breeding. Creating an F5 is not more "real" breeding than trying and testing different F1 hybrids. Problem there is the lack of effort gone into trying and testing.
Imo every grower should chuck some pollen once in a while. If you're going to sell the seeds, or give it a name implying it's a new variety, then I would like to see some more effort and locked in traits as well.
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