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Cannabis seeds are generally a only few milimetersmillimeters wide and can contain a wide range of genetic information making up the many strains available today. Seeds are generally feminisedfeminized and remain the most common way to aquireacquire genetics from a breeder.

Seeds that are not already feminisedfeminized can be either male or female and itsit's not possible to tell just from itstheir outer appearance. A few weeks into the [[Life Stages#Vegatitive|vegatitive phase]] plants will start to exibitexhibit physical expressions of sex. Growers who are trying to produce buds need to grow female plants, male cannabis plants are generally reserved for breeding purposes. If a plant is stressed it may display physical characteristics of both male and female plants, this is known as a hermaphrodite.

[[File:Cannabis sex organs.png|center|frameless|thumb|none|From top to bottom: Male organs, female organs]]

Germination is the process of reactivating metabolic machinery in an otherwise [[Life Stages#Dormant|dormant]] seed, creating a seedling. Seeds can be placed placed directly into soil around 10-15mm deep<ref>https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/content/45-germinating</ref> and left to germinate or you can germinate them by using one of the methods below before sowing into your growing medium. The seed has successfully germinated when a tap root pertrudesprotrudes from the seed casing and should be moved to the growing medium at this point.