Results: Seed Color/Shape Viability Test By Ben Morris / Head Breeder, Dirty Bird Genetics To test whether a seed’s size, color and/or shape influences its ability to germinate, we tested 50 seeds of various sizes, colors, and shapes. All seeds were...

By Beth Mathieu – December 30, 2025 As the Dirty Bird team sat down to reflect on 2025 and the growth of our breeding program, one thing we talked a lot about was how far the genetics have come. Our efforts have compounded in a very observable...

October 11, 2025 Dirty Bird Genetics is celebrating two years this October, and now more than ever, I am unbelievably proud of the work our team is doing. Our efforts have compounded in a very observable way this year, and with each new cultivar we...

Cannabis plants are dioecious which means they can be male or female. The bud/flower and extracts people consume comes from female cannabis plants which produce cannabinoid rich trichomes. These trichomes house THCA (the precursor to THC) and other cannabinoids...

Hop Latent Viroid (HLVd) is a highly infectious pathogen that consists of a single stranded loop of RNA.1 It is many times smaller than a typical virus and is actually a “Viroid.” It is also known as “dudding” or the “dudding disease.” HLVd was first...

P: Parent Plants when beginning a cross. This is more of an arbitrary designation when beginning to breed a line to identify the two plants you started your project with. This will rarely be shown in this form on most commercial seed product. Many...

Regular vs Feminized (Reg vs Fem) Reg or regular seed is seed produced with a natural male pollen donor and a natural female cannabis plant. Fem or Feminized seed is produced with a female pollen donor and a natural female cannabis plant. Regular...

Mold and mildew negatively affect many kinds of wild and cultivated plants. Powdery mildew (PM) and Botrytis (Bud rot) are two of the most common fungi that damage and, sometimes, destroy cultivated crops. Powdery Mildew Powdery mildew is the collective...

To know when to harvest your cannabis can be tricky. We’ve created this guide to help you identify the major signs of harvest readiness to help you get the most out of your buds. To begin let’s have a quick review of the four major growth stages of cannabis. Growth...

By Ben Morris, Head Breeder at Dirty Bird Genetics Feminized vs Regular Seeds Whether you are a novice or an expert grower you have probably heard of “reg” or “regular” cannabis seeds and “fem” or “feminized” cannabis seeds, and having an understanding...