Don’t get scammed. When acquiring cannabis seeds it is impossible to tell what you are getting until the seed has sprouted. However, there is one thing that should tip you off – the variety name. You see, certain varieties are available only as soft-tissue cuttings, or clonessoft-tissue cutting of a cannabis plant. A misnomer. More. These are usually novel phenotypes found when searching through a pack of seeds. If you were to breed that plant with another plant to make seeds, the resulting seeds will have a wide variety of phenotypes as well and you may not find a plant that resembles the original female.
There are a relatively large number of varieties that are only available as a cutting from the original plant. If someone is trying to sell you seeds labeled as one of these varieties, be very careful. It may not be legitimate. Take Gorilla Glue #4 (GG4) as an example. It gets its name likely because it was labeled as the 4th seed from a package of Gorilla Glue seeds. GG4 has specific characteristics not found in the other Gorilla Glue seeds. These traits can only be had from the cutting, not seeds. So if someone tries to sell you GG4 seeds, steer clear!
All that being said, it is possible to have Gorilla Glue seeds, but NOT GG4. It is also possible to have GG4 female seeds (self-pollinated GG4), but be aware that it will have genetic variability.
Here is a list of just a few of the more popular clone only varieties:
- 707 Headband
- Amnesia
- Blue Dream
- Bubba Kush
- Ghost OG
- Girl Scout Cookies
- Golden Goat
- Platinum Cookies
- Purple Urkel
- Skywalker OG
- Strawberry Cough
Genetics can be expensive so be sure to buy seeds from a reputable breeder if you are going to pay more than $5/seed. Reward those breeders who label seeds correctly and provide other information to help get you growing. Protect your investment.
Happy Harvests!
— The Lit Farmer —