Fair. I have no idea about this person at all.
@Terpz719 has mentioned the breeder and hence I saw this.
In the next twelve months I will be spinning my own selection tales anyway
I probably have enough to keep me busy indefinitely really.
But my brain loves mapping the world to its satisfaction and then moving on.....and this topic has lots of fun.
I'm late to the party, so I'm going to address a number of posts here.
I have an interest in older genetics, and SOS is one of the few breeders I've run across with strains that interest me. I threw it out there as an FYI. It means nothing to me anyone takes any interest in his gear or believes if his strains are the "real deal". I don't even know what to think about the logical absurdity of negating all his genetics because he has made too many crosses. I don't know what's the upper limit on the number of crosses that maintains one's legitimacy, much less in what context.
Are we to shun folks like @snowhighseeds, @bogseeds, @plantmoreseeds (Bodhi), @toddmccormick, and
@Ch9Seeds, just to name a few, because they're on IG? What social media platforms makes a breeder OK? What are we really interested in? What parameters have the most utility in our search for the effects we seek?
I know SOS has some of the parents available. I have Cherry Bomb, Guerrero, and Michoacán - there may be others. I think in a lot of the cases he is only allowed to release crosses of the genetics he acquires. Seems like I've read some comments he has made in terms of his breeding philosophy, but sorry I don't recall what they were or where I had seen them. I think his main focus is on preservation, and providing interesting crosses for growers to pheno hunt. He seems to have zero interest in the latest hype strain du jour. Don't know if he'll ever work a line.
We can debate nomenclature such as IBL, landrace, what minimum generation number makes something breed true, etc., ad nauseum. Ultimately, I think it's simple - pop a seed, grow the plant, try it. If you like it keep it, if you don't then don't.