http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2008/10/beginners-corner-keeping-a-happy-mother-plant/ Hydroponics for Growing Minds Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:43:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2008/10/beginners-corner-keeping-a-happy-mother-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-959 M Alexander Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:08:58 +0000 http://urbangardenmagazine.com/?p=16#comment-959 Would/could you use feminized seeds as your mother?? Common sense would say yes but would the cuttings grow into hermaphrodites? (Unstable with seeds.) I've read about the chromosomes having a pair of single version genes called an 'allele.' If a feminized seed is used as a mother, will any of the offspring from a feminized seed promote hermaphroditism? As you said, seeds are expensive (regular or feminized) + the time & effort to keep the mother strong and productive. Basically, is it worth trying to raise a mother from female seed? Would/could you use feminized seeds as your mother?? Common sense would say yes but would the cuttings grow into hermaphrodites? (Unstable with seeds.) I’ve read about the chromosomes having a pair of single version genes called an ‘allele.’ If a feminized seed is used as a mother, will any of the offspring from a feminized seed promote hermaphroditism? As you said, seeds are expensive (regular or feminized) + the time & effort to keep the mother strong and productive. Basically, is it worth trying to raise a mother from female seed?

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