Q: Would be happy to learn any more information. Can you share any information about how these lines were maintained over the past years? Were they open pollenated or specific selections made?
A: Selections were /always/ made for early flowering, deepest green coloured /leaves/ and most resinous plants. All those things which any good breeder will ever do working on his favourite and precious line.
Q: How long have you been working the #1 line?
A: Since 1999 when they were passed to me by friend who served in Soviet Army at times of invasion of A-stan. Breaks to proceed work on genetics were from two to four years depending on living conditions and life facilities. It was pure crazy hellish rides sometimes to get some chance to grow them successfully to get best seed time to time. Hell of a lot stories, funny and often not such ones. Guess many others /in my case/ would leave such 'lifestyle' for long, to keep their own lives safe. The only reason I didn't do it is my endless love for them plants. Old love dies hard, you know. And the only thing I've ever dreamed of was to find dedicated folks someday, those ones who will appreciate presence of such genetics in this dying and crazy world. That's good enough for my so called 'ambitions of grower'.
Q: Are there any unusual traits the line shows?
A: As I remember they are not. #1, it sets almost black leaves sometimes, rarely, that's the only trait you can encounter of. They plants may be green and deepest green coloured ones, but they are the same for good.