Feminised vs Regular seeds

I have found females from regular seeds to be more solid performers. I have found no significant differences in genetic variability in regs over fems or fems over regs. I have found better stability comes from more expensive seeds from long established breeders rather than cheaper seeds from the bargain bin. I have found growth patterns to be unreliable for predicting males from females, as I have had very bushy males and extremely lanky females..........the opposite as to what you would expect. I have found the incidence of hermies to be higher with fem seeds though. I started growing 40 odd years ago when all seeds were regular and have only used fems for the last 15 years or so and these are my conclusions based on my experiences. When growing regulars, I would always figure on 50% males and 50% females, so you need to grow twice as many plants as you think you will need.........which is a pain............fem seeds have revolutionized my growing and unless I am keen for a breeding project, I try and avoid regular seeds now. Unfortunately, males can take 8-12 weeks to show their sex in nature, usually 1-2 weeks before the females of the same strain. So unless you have a lot of room or are interested in breeding, stick with fem seeds.........it is a lot easier and a lot safer.