Oh ok,thanks for that Hemp Goddess.
Yes I'll certainly agree that femmed seeds do herm more than breeders would have you believe.Some strains do fem well and others not,it's a genetic thing I think,they have to be grown out as a test and I'm sure many seeds that do hermie are from folk that don't test properly and just get loads of strains out there and then ride the complaints.
You spoke of not liking amateurs femming seeds,well,I'm using silver salts for the first time but not just to get femmed seeds as I can't get what I want just by selfing,but selecting and crossing from S1 and subsequent populations which is where the fun is!
I've done testers of fems for reputable folk like Gerrit at Magus Genetics as I'd grown his Warlock (A1 Dutch strain) so did his femmed beans twice I think it was and not one hermie'd on me so they can do what they say on the tin.
But that was a chance to try good femmed beans but apart from this project of mine I'd always use regular beans for any strain I wanted to grow but as a properly used tool for breeding STS can accomplish things much quicker than outcrossing with other strains apparently.
I was given my silver salts but you can get them quite innocently through photographic suppliers I believe,on eBay I'm sure.