are you guys talking about co-op runs? Mind if I write up a quick overview of the rules and qualifications for co-op projects?
Maybe now since the Ghash male is no more, those strains will be “preservable” and qualify for future OG seedruns.
yes, if the 88g13hp male is officially retired, they will be elligible for co-op seed runs if the strain is out of stock everywhere that sells bodhi seeds. So as the 88g13hp stocks run out, those lines will become elligible for co-op preservation.
That would probably qualify.
There needs to be at least one full pack of 10 seeds for a co-op qualifying open pollination.
Of course, bodhi packs sometimes contain upwards of 13 seeds. Ideally we want as much diversity as possible, but 10 is the minimum, and would be fine for a co-op run and the same as a full pack from most breeders.
Sometimes the actual plant count ends up being lower than 10. If the project qualified at the beginning, the grower can complete the project with the surviving plants. if it’s an old pack with poor germ rates or losses due to weather or other conditions, some natural selection is to be expected.
some other rules to note,
The co-op only deals with seeds and strains in the original verifiable breeder packs, unless other verifying documenation can be provided.
The goal is to give people access to a faithful representation of the line as it came from the original breeder. not community sourced f-gens, or community made hybrids.
All co-op projects must be documented.
official co-op seed runs have to be done as an open pollination using all stable females and males. The grower is responsible for eliminating any hermaphrodites from the grow, otherwise there should be no selections or culling for the f2.
The goal is to preserve the line as is from the breeder- people who receive the seeds can make their own selections for further breeding.
The grower is also responsible to make sure there are no male plants or pollen from other strains during the duration of the co-op projects. no pollen from other lines should be flying during a co-op preservation. That includes male plants in other tents in the same building. And no selective pollinations with other strains of pollen can be done on females used for co-op breeding.
(we are in the process of updating our documents for rules on pollen precautions and cross-contamination prevention)
and lastly, here’s a link to the agreement with bodhi that our rules are based on. This basically serves as our guide for what strains we approve or reject.
They have to be discontinued lines no longer for sale, and anything currently available cannot be used for a co-op project unless the original breeder of the line gets in touch to give their specific approval for the strain to be bred and shared for free.