Wiping stripes off seeds?

Mrs. Weedstein

Mrs. Weedstein

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So I’ve got a certain strain (Chocolope) that produces seeds that have tiger stripes that can be wiped off, no matter what strain was used for pollination.

Is this some kind of problem? Does it mean the seed wasn’t totally mature? That would seem odd since they had 2 months to mature and no other strain under the same conditions can have the stripes wiped off...

I believe our friend @spliffendz mentioned this problem in another thread but my main question had been answered so perhaps it didn’t attract notice. I’ve seen it with enough seeds of JUST THIS ONE STRAIN that I am now concerned, a bit...
 
macsnax

macsnax

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Mrs. Weedstein said:
So I’ve got a certain strain (Chocolope) that produces seeds that have tiger stripes that can be wiped off, no matter what strain was used for pollination.

Is this some kind of problem? Does it mean the seed wasn’t totally mature? That would seem odd since they had 2 months to mature and no other strain under the same conditions can have the stripes wiped off...

I believe our friend @spliffendz mentioned this problem in another thread but my main question had been answered so perhaps it didn’t attract notice. I’ve seen it with enough seeds of JUST THIS ONE STRAIN that I am now concerned, a bit...
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Wu-Tang took them, tiger style
 
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Jimbo the Gael

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This made me curious, so I tried wiping at a couple of accidental cross seeds. Three different crosses. It didn't wipe the stripes (or speckles for one of them) off, but it did make the paler parts of the seed darker, and some flakes of the outer coat of the seed came off on my fingers. These seeds are definitely mature, I have grown a few plants from them, 100% germination so far.
Maybe it's the waxy coating of the seed coming off? Maybe the strain you have has a mutation to make that coating thinner, and easier to remove.
 
mistergrafik

mistergrafik

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Jimbo the Gael said:
This made me curious, so I tried wiping at a couple of accidental cross seeds. Three different crosses. It didn't wipe the stripes (or speckles for one of them) off, but it did make the paler parts of the seed darker, and some flakes of the outer coat of the seed came off on my fingers. These seeds are definitely mature, I have grown a few plants from them, 100% germination so far.
Maybe it's the waxy coating of the seed coming off? Maybe the strain you have has a mutation to make that coating thinner, and easier to remove.
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Three different accidental crosses doesn't sound like mucha accident fam :eyesmoke:
 
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Jimbo the Gael

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mistergrafik said:
Don't you scuff your seeds? Three different accidental crosses doesn't sound like mucha accident fam :eyesmoke:
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Yeah, I do scuff them. Look at the post above the one you quoted.
A grower near me had a Cherry Bomb male in his yard. He put it there to avoid pollinating his indoor grow. He pollinated my entire crop.
Blueberry Kush, Hindu Kush, Master Kush, and Black Domina, all pollinated by that male.
So yeah, accident.
 
HydroKid239

HydroKid239

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Mrs. Weedstein said:
So I’ve got a certain strain (Chocolope) that produces seeds that have tiger stripes that can be wiped off, no matter what strain was used for pollination.

Is this some kind of problem? Does it mean the seed wasn’t totally mature? That would seem odd since they had 2 months to mature and no other strain under the same conditions can have the stripes wiped off...

I believe our friend @spliffendz mentioned this problem in another thread but my main question had been answered so perhaps it didn’t attract notice. I’ve seen it with enough seeds of JUST THIS ONE STRAIN that I am now concerned, a bit...
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I got stripped seeds from my 1st crop and they do rub off with a little pressure. It seems like it’s more of a residue sticking to the outer shell of the seeds. I have gotten bag seed as well that did the same. I guess you can almost tell if a seed has been around the block for a while if the stripes are gone. Could have got rubbed off by sitting in a bag forever, and probably shaken up a bit. I know that may not be 100% accurate, but it’s a thought I had.
 
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