i've read that if you bring things into your garden from others' space, you are pretty much guaranteed to have to battle something, mites to mildew, at some point.

i wonder, though, do the guys at the shops just grab up any clones that they are offered or do they generally have some sort of relationship established with the growers and vendors, especially dealing with clones and genetics. i saw jack herrer on craigslist and would like to have that in the garden at some point.

i would love to start from seed and practice selective breeding but that makes a three month job take eight. i've got time and all but......