So you are saying that you planted seeds that were genetically the same, and a male pollinated the females? Those resulting seeds would be a single cross of the same generation as the two parents, AKA inbred, because they would have the same allele arrays. If you then took those seeds and crossed them, you'd wind up with a single-cross hybrid, AKA an F1 Hybrid. Those F1 hybrid seeds would have more vigor than the inbred parents.
I disagree, respectfully. An F1 is a cross between two completely opposite strains, close to 100% Sativa crossed with (x) a close to 100% Indica is an F1 generation. These seeds will show great vigor in growing and will be similar. An F2 is a cross of two F1 plants. The kids will show different characteristics and will have less vigor.
The pea history of genetics shows how they had short peas and tall peas, both having their own downsides. They decided to cross the two opposite strains. They discovered all those F1 seeds grew medium height had great vigor and grew outstanding pea
plants, almost all identical. Then they crossed the F1 seeds and got a huge variety of phenos in that F2 cross. There were short, tall, and medium pea plants. The F2 generation will usually vary in the type of plant it grows. There are deeper discussions on this, but I tried to keep it simple.
A cross of similar strains is often just called a hybrid. These mostly will not be true to one characteristic, or pheno type. Thus, plants usually show different characteristics.
To get a true breeding strain it takes more than one or two generations. Breeders take one strain and keep crossing it within the strains that originally produced it and itself. If the seller claims a true breeding strain, they have bred it into a strain where all seeds will be identical (true), depending on the growers care. I have had a number of “true” strains, like Vanilla Kush. Every girl looked, grew, and smoked identically.
But have you ever thought about how they can guarantee female seeds? One way I have used and it guarantees my seeds will look identical, is to take 2 clones from one single female. Clones will be just like mom, right? Then I use colloidal silver to “trick” one female into growing female pollen sacs. These look just like male sacs of pollen but has no male involved, thus female pollen sacs. Then I use this to pollinate the other clone. Details are in my signature. This way, the seeds should look identical to the mom - just like taking clones from a mother plant, but I no longer have to keep a mother plant and multiple clones in my grow room. Just pop a seed when I want. I call this my S1 generation because the seeds are selfed from the same mom, but I don’t think that is a technical term. And all are feminized, female seeds, because there was no male involved, just female pollen. But don’t keep the plant you turned in your grow room, because just like males, it can pollinate your girls!
I am now just preparing to pop a number of my S1 seeds of different strains in a SoG from seeds instead of clones. We will see if they breed true to their mom! I know the vanilla kush and Mataro blue did when I planted them in the past. Was wonderful!
Just my two cents! Keep growing!
Happy trails to you…
